The Utilization Of Perceptual Motor-Learning Principles For The Acquisition Of Head Voice In The Post-Adolescent Bass Voice, Anthony Leathem

Doctoral Dissertations

Over the last two centuries, knowledge of the voice has grown exponentially due to advances in science, technology, and medicine. One no longer needs to guess regarding certain functions of the instrument through pure empiricism, but rather, principles or ideas can be brought to the laboratory and tested through simulation and studies. In the last few decades, scientists and pedagogues have realized that registration is not solely the result of laryngeal musculature, but also has implications in the acoustic environment of the vocal tract. This discovery has completely changed the way a teacher may look at training a voice, or …

Genomic Imprinting And X Chromosome Dosage Compensation In Domestic Ruminants, Jingyue Duan

Doctoral Dissertations

In diploid cells, genes are presumed to be expressed from both alleles to maintain gene dosage for normal development. However, a small number of genes reach haplosufficiency even with only one functional allele per cell. Most of these genes are regulated through genomic imprinting and X chromosome inactivation (XCI). DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic regulation for developmental programming in embryogenesis and play crucial roles in genomic imprinting and XCI. This dissertation presents 1) effects of maternal diets on genome imprinting in fetal sheep (Chapter Two), 2) dosage compensation of the X chromosomes in bovine germline, embryos and somatic tissues …

Sub-Functionalization Of Dorsal And Ventral Eyes In A Whirligig Beetle (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae), David Andrés Salamanca, Federico Brown

Neotropical Biodiversity

Compound eyes in nocturnal or fossorial insects generally express visible light opsins at higher levels than diurnal insects. In this study, we tested whether dorsal (above water) and ventral eyes (below water) of the diurnal four-eyed whirligig beetle Gyretes sericeus Laboulbène, 1853, resemble opsin expression and function of diurnal or nocturnal insect eyes respectively. By immunocytochemistry, we compared expression of green LW-opsin in dorsal and ventral rhabdoms of whirligig beetle ommatidia. Basal rhabdomeres (bR) showed comparable expression levels of LW-opsin in both dorsal and ventral ommatidia. In contrast, the inner proximal (R1p) and distal (R1d) bR showed a weak and …

An Integrative Identification Guide To The Hydrozoa (Cnidaria) Of Bocas Del Toro, Panama, Maria Pia Miglietta, Stefano Piraino, Sarah Pruski, Magdalena Alpizar Gonzalez, Susel Castellanos-Iglesias, Sarai Jerónimo-Aguilar, Jonathan W. Lawley, Davide Maggioni, Luis Martell, Yui Matsumoto, Andrea Moncada, Pooja Nagale, Sornsiri Phongphattarawat, Carolina Sheridan, Joan J. Soto Àngel, Alena Sukhoputova, Rachel Collin

Neotropical Biodiversity

This work is the first attempt to assess the biodiversity of the Hydrozoa in the Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro (Panamá, Caribbean Sea) using morphology and molecular taxonomy, and to produce field identification tools to help future identification and monitoring efforts in the area.

Design Of Virtual Interactive Simulations For Surgical Training, Doga Demirel

Theses and Dissertations

Design and development of a virtual reality based surgical simulation has many steps and the first and most important step is the comprehensive analysis of the surgery. We performed comprehensive analysis, hierarchical task analysis, which allowed steps and goals of the surgery to be understood while expressing the order of execution and hierarchical relations between the tasks of the surgery. Time and performance metrics derived from the comprehensive analysis provides detailed procedural feedback throughout the surgical simulation, which will help classify surgeon’s skill level. We developed quantitative performance metrics for arthroscopy-based rotator cuff surgery with the goal to establish objective …

The Zircon, November 30, 2018 [Spoof Issue], Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

No abstract provided.

Administration Diagnosis Of Quality Of Work Life Dimensions: A Survey Of A Sample Of Employees Of The Northern Gas Filling Company In Nynawa, Saja Nather Hameed Alsaraf

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The primary objective of the present research is to diagnose the most mportant imensions of quality of work life in a sample of individuals working in the Northern Gas Filling Company in Nynawa. The study sample consisted of 140 employees of the Northern Region Filling Company in even ,Through a questionnaire prepared for this purpose. The study concluded that there are five main factors that are considered to be measure of the quality of working life and are based on their importance: Empowerment, organizational health, internal work environment, motivation, development and training of workers. The study recommended that the organization …

Effect Of The Professional Skepticism Characteristics Of The Auditor On Audit Quality, Bushra Fadhil Khudhair Al-Taie, Alaa El-Din Abdel Rahman Othman

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The professional skepticism is one of the fundamental concepts necessary for practicing the audit profession, without which the auditor can not reach a reasonable assurance as to the correctness of the evidence and the information obtained by the auditing department. The auditor's possession of the characteristics of professional skepticism and his practice of professional skepticism during the audit process lead to an increase The quality of audit and thus raise the confidence of the financial community in the audit profession again after the exposure of several crises led to the loss of financial society confidence in the audit profession. The …

Exploring Young Children’S Digital Composing Practices, Megan D. Cross

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study explored the many layers involved in young children’s meaning-making as they digitally compose. Utilizing a multimodal, social semiotics theoretical framework to analyze children’s digital compositions using a composing app, this study was designed around one research question: What is the nature of three and four-year-old children’s multimodal meaning making while using a composing app? The qualitative study involved four focal participants from a three- and four-year-old classroom, who attended an inquiry-based lab school in the southeastern United States.

The data were collected over a period of eight weeks, where the children were invited to tell their stories using …

Utilization Of Styrofoam As Soundproofing Material With Auditory Frequency Range, Sjahrul Meizar Nasri, Iting Shofwati

Kesmas

The utilization of bricks made of styrofoam is expectedly able to be a soundproof for noise control and as a preventive action to reduce the steadily increasing prevalence of hearing loss. This study aimed to assess the use of sound absorption material in which styrofoam was utilized to reduce the noise exposure. In this study, fine aggregates (sand and styrofoam) were made with a mixture of cement with a composition of 1:4 and 1:6, also the addition of polystyrene waste with a percentage of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%. Determination of acoustical property of the mixture was done by …

Diel Periodicity Of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Drift In A Coastal Stream In Northern Venezuela, M. Daniela Mendoza, José V. Montoya, Belkys Y. Perez

Neotropical Biodiversity

Aquatic macroinvertebrates and organic matter (OM) are transported downstream with the current, in a process that is modulated by different mechanisms in the ecosystem. Macroinvertebrate drift and OM transport are processes involving interactions between organisms and the environment at multiple spatial and temporal scales. The objective of this study was to describe benthic aquatic macroinvertebrate drift in one of the least disturbed streams of northern Venezuela during the dry season. Aquatic macroinvertebrate drift and OM transport were assessed on three different dates, sampling every three hours for each diel cycle using three drift nets. Aquatic macroinvertebrate drift exhibited a clear …

Rapid Inventory, Preliminary Annotated Checklist, And Breeding Records Of The Birds (Aves) Of The Boanamo Indigenous Community, Orellana Province, Ecuador, Harold F. Greeney, Domingo Gualingua, Morley Read, Cecilia Puertas, Larry Evans, Otobo Baihua, Ryan P. Killackey

Neotropical Biodiversity

We present the results of a rapid avian inventory conducted September 2012 in the vicinity of Boanamo, within the Territorio Étnico Waorani and Parque Nacional Yasuní, Orellana and Pastaza provinces, Ecuador. Our inventory is the first of its kind from within the Territorio Etnico Waorani, and was carried out using visual and auditory detections made during a 16-day survey. We recorded 362 species of birds during the survey, a number that is around 60% of the expected bird community from this previously unexplored area. We include both qualitative and quantitative natural history information, primarily concerning reproductive behavior, for 41 species.

Systematics Of The Broad-Nosed Bats, Platyrrhinus Umbratus (Lyon, 1902) And P. Nigellus (Gardner And Carter, 1972) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), Based On Genetic, Morphometric, And Ecological Niche Analyses, Paúl M. Velazco, Lázaro Guevara, Jesús Molinari

Neotropical Biodiversity

Platyrrhinus is a genus of leaf-nosed frugivorous bats that are endemic to the Neotropics. P. umbratus occurs in the Andean and costal mountain systems of Venezuela and Colombia. P. nigellus occurs along the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia. Both species are medium-sized members of the genus possessing confusing taxonomic histories that have never intersected. Four of the 21 recognized species of Platyrrhinus, among them P. umbratus, do not have their taxonomic identification confirmed by molecular analyses. We provide the first genetic data (Cyt-b and ND2 sequences) for the species. Phylogenetic analyses including the new genetic data lead to the conclusion …

Churches - Various

Bulloch County Papers

This is the digital Churches - Various folder from the Statesboro-Bulloch County Public Library's Public History Files. The newspaper clippings that make up the folder are from the Statesboro Herald Newspaper or its predecessors.

Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Think Pair Share Terhadap Pemahaman Konsep Dan Motivasi Belajar, Miftachus Sururoh, Punaji Setyosari, Subanji Subanji

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This research was aimed to know the difference of understanding the concept and motivation of student learning which is taught by Think Pair Share model in the experimental class and the students who are taught by the group work model in the control class. This study used quasi experimental design with nonequivalent control group design using pretest-postest test scores. Research data obtained through test and motivation questionnaire in the form of statement. The results showed that (1) there is a significant understanding of concept concepts between students who learn through Think Pair Share learning with students who learn through cooperative …

Textbook Affordability Committee Minutes, November 30, 2018, Illinois State University, Textbook Affordability Committee

Textbook Affordability Committee

No abstract provided.

“How Is My Child’S Asthma?” Digital Phenotype And Actionable Insights For Pediatric Asthma, Utkarshani Jaimini, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan, Maninder Kalra, Revathy Venkataramanan, Dipesh Kadariya, Amit Sheth

Publications

Background: In the traditional asthma management protocol, a child meets with a clinician infrequently, once in 3 to 6 months, and is assessed using the Asthma Control Test questionnaire. This information is inadequate for timely determination of asthma control, compliance, precise diagnosis of the cause, and assessing the effectiveness of the treatment plan. The continuous monitoring and improved tracking of the child’s symptoms, activities, sleep, and treatment adherence can allow precise determination of asthma triggers and a reliable assessment of medication compliance and effectiveness. Digital phenotyping refers to moment-by-moment quantification of the individual-level human phenotype in situ using data from …

Pengaruh Inkuiri Terbimbing Terhadap Keterampilan Proses Sains Dan Pemahaman Konsep Optik Siswa Kelas Viii, Muhammad Taufiq Alhudaya, Arif Hidayat, Supriyono Koeshandayanto

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

This research was aimed to know whether there is a difference in science process skill and concept comprehension on optical materials of students who learn with guided inquiry learning with discovery learning. The research design used was quasi-experimental type pretest-posttest control group design. Hypothesis test in research using Anacova (Analysis of Covariance). The results showed that (1) there is a difference in science process skill of experimental class and control class where the science process skill of experiment class student is higher than control class student; (2) there is a difference of understanding of optical material concept of experimental class …

Determinants Of Team Resilience; The Role Of A Reset Process Across Conditions, Jeffrey Hanrahan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Alternative And Conventional Medications For Treating Hypertension By Jamaicans In The Hartford, Connecticut Area, Judith Bennett

Master's Theses

Abstract

Background

Hypertension continues to be an international public health concern. This chronic disease is highly prevalent in Caribbean countries. Jamaican migrants to the Greater Hartford, Connecticut area share in this high prevalence. The purpose of this study was to investigate the concomitant use of herbal and conventional medicines for treating hypertension among these migrant Jamaicans.

Methods

Qualitative and quantitative mixed methods were used to carry out this study. Focus groups and in-depth interviews collected qualitative data and a survey questionnaire collected quantitative data allowing for representation and hypothesis testing. Analysis of qualitative data used a thematic approach while SPSS …

Cost Performance Index Stability: Insights From Environmental Remediation Projects, Denis S. Clayson, Edward D. White, Alfred E. Thal Jr.

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to investigate the stability of the cost performance index (CPI) for environmental remediation projects as the topic is not addressed in the literature. CPI is defined as the earned value of work performed divided by the actual cost of the work, and CPI stability represents the point in time in a project after which the CPI varies by less than 20 percent (measured in different ways).

November 30, 2018, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Altering Body Posture And Barbell Position On The Between-Session Reliability Of Force-Time Curve Characteristics In The Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull, Stuart N. Guppy, Claire J. Brady, Yosuke Kotani, Michael H. Stone, Nikola Medic, Guy Gregory Haff

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Seventeen strength and power athletes (n = 11 males, 6 females; height: 177.5 ± 7.0 cm, 165.8 ± 11.4 cm; body mass: 90.0 ± 14.1 kg, 66.4 ± 13.9 kg; age: 30.6 ± 10.4 years, 30.8 ± 8.7 years), who regularly performed weightlifting movements during their resistance training programs, were recruited to examine the effect of altering body posture and barbell position on the between-session reliability of force-time characteristics generated in the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP). After participants were familiarised with the testing protocol, they undertook two testing sessions which were separated by seven days. In each session, the participants …

Riding On The Wind: Volatile Compounds Dictate Selection Of Grassland Seedlings By Snails.: Volatile Compounds Dictate Selection Of Grassland Seedlings By Snails, Mick E. Hanley, Roger W.R. Shannon, Damien G. Lemoine, Bethan Sandey, Philip L. Newland, Guy M. Poppy

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Background and Aims: Seedling herbivory is an important selective filter in many plant communities. The removal of preferred food plants by both vertebrate and, more commonly, invertebrate herbivores can destroy entire seedling cohorts, and consequently dictate plant community assembly. Nevertheless, our understanding of how and why some seedlings are more prone to herbivore attack than their neighbours remains limited. For seedlings, where even minor tissue damage is fatal, avoiding contact with herbivores is probably advantageous and, on this basis, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are strong candidates to fulfil a primary defensive role. Methods: We quantified seedling selection by snails (Cornu …

Evaluating New York's Notice Of Claim Requirements: Why Naming Individual Municipal Employees Is Not Essential, Daniel Randazzo

St. John's Law Review

(Excerpt)

This Note argues that the approach adopted by the Fourth Department in Goodwin—that General Municipal Law § 50-e does not require the naming of individual municipal employees— is the correct approach in terms of the text of the statute and the purpose behind the statute, as well as policy and practical implications. This Note is comprised of four parts. Part I illustrates the importance of the notice of claim requirement and introduces the text of New York General Municipal Law § 50- e(2). Part II provides a synopsis of the case law on both sides of this issue, …

Information Literacy Skills In Using Electronic Information Resources, Israel R. Odede, Nsibirwa Zawedde

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction: The study focussed on the various dimensional constructs of information literacy in using electronic information resources. The research aimed to unravel the relationship between information literacy skills and the use of electronic information resources. The complexity of electronic information resources requires that one possesses information literacy skills to effectively and efficiently use electronic information resources.

Methodology: A descriptive survey approach was employed for this study using quantitative method of data collection. The data were analysed using SPSS. The targeted population for this study is 115 postgraduate students in three universities. The postgraduate students comprise Masters and PhD students only. …

The Use Of Geographic Information Systems For Display Of University Of Calabar Use Statistics And Functional Areas., Obia Inyang

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT.

The purpose of this study is to present University of Calabar statistics and functional areas using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The process of using a GIS is faceted and involves different methods of presentation. Being that University of Calabar Library has not yet been geo-mapped, author traced in-use statistics in the different divisions for a 3-years period especially to show that the library, in whatever format is useful for Information services. The summed in –use statistics gave a total data for study in all the functional areas. Analysis was presented using three different types of GIS charts------ Lines with …

Undergraduates’ Preference Between Web Search Engines And Reference Sources For Research Activities In Two Universities In South West Nigeria, Olawale Oyewole, Gabriel 'Bunmi Alegbeleye Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The development of web search engines has provided an alternative for undergraduates to access the needed information for their research activities without utilising library resources, especially reference sources. This avenue created by web search engines is viewed by some as detrimental, as undergraduates now display apathy towards the use of reference sources, even though web search engines have their own limitations. Based on this, the main objective of this study was therefore to examine undergraduates’ preference between web search engines and reference sources for research activities. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and the study population consisted of …

Monitoring Of Feature-Distribution Shift In Production Environment, Jan Brabec, Lukas Machlica, Cenek Skarda

Defensive Publications Series

A fundamental problem faces with network traffic is that the traffic is dynamic and evolves over time. Presented herein is a tool for monitoring feature distribution shift and possible efficacy implications. The tool takes advantage of the fact that labels are available on the training set, but not available in the production environment where the labelling cannot be done on the fly. The tool implicitly provides estimates of feature robustness to time shift for each feature.

2d Print Surface For A 3d Printer, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

In a 3D printer, media is placed onto a flat surface and an image is printed which can then be

analysed to calibrate the printing process for better print quality. Three variable points of

adjustment allow the surface to be positioned at a desirable distance away from the printing

hardware. Media can be retained flat and its presence can be detected on the adjustable surface

with the use of a vacuum.