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A Parametric Computational Fluid Dynamics (Cfd) Study Of In-Line Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (Hawts) With Yaw, North Alyster Yates

Masters Theses

Because of the constant use of non-renewable fossil fuels, and the enormous impact they have on global warming and pollution, there has been a push to use more eco-friendly and renewable sources for power. One such form is wind power via turbines. The most common form, Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs), can generate massive amounts of power. However, they also have a serious flaw in their design. As the wind passes through the swept area of the blades and past the tower, it creates massive disturbances in the airflow. These disturbances are called a ‘wake’. When trying to create a …

Addressing Nature-Deficit Disorder Using A Multi-Program Area, Multi-State Approach, Rod N. Williams, Robert Cordes, Rebecca Koetz, Jarred Brooke, Molly Hunt, Lindsey Pedigo

Journal of Extension

Youth are spending less time outdoors compared to previous generations. Because youth spend much of their time in school, teachers can provide the critical linkages that introduce students to nature. Unfortunately, teachers often lack access to standards-based STEAM curricula focused on natural resources, do not feel comfortable taking their students outside, and may not be knowledgeable about how to incorporate nature into the classroom. Addressing the nature deficit disorder facing today’s youth and the lack of professional development for teachers requires involvement from Extension (agriculture and natural resources specialists, health and human science educators) and natural resources professionals.

Women In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math Professional Night For Youths, Emily N. Henry

Journal of Extension

Extracurricular science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities are an engaging way to introduce historically-minoritized youths to STEM. In this article, I describe one such event, a Women in STEM Professional Night, designed to connect eighth-grade girls with women in STEM careers. This interactive event provides a personalized connection to STEM, helps combat gendered stereotypes, and builds girls’ self-identification with STEM. Best practices include a carefully structured event, inviting a diverse group of women STEM professionals, and intentional preparation of all participants to set expectations. These insights serve as a guide for Extension professionals interested in creating a similar event.

Optimizing The Time To Transfer Sexually Produced Corals Of Porites Astreoides, Agaricia Agaricites, And Montastraea Cavernosa To An Offshore Nursery, Rachel Ionata

All HCAS Student Capstones, Theses, and Dissertations

As reefs continue to decline globally and become unable to recover on their own, restoration becomes essential to abate reef degradation and boost reef recovery until the main sources of the degradation are addressed. Sexual propagation is an important restoration technique that still requires optimization. One of the major knowledge gaps is determining the optimal time to transfer newly-settled sexually-produced corals from an aquarium to an offshore nursery without compromising their survival and growth. This study transferred settlers from Porites astreoides, Agaricia agaricites, and Montastraea cavernosa to an offshore nursery at approximately one week, five weeks, and nine weeks post-settlement, …

Multimodal Expertise Training For Writing Center Tutors, Erin E. A. O'Day

English Department Theses

As digital technology becomes more common on college campuses and multimodal compositions are assigned by more instructors, writing centers must incorporate support for multimodal projects into their tutoring. However, no method for training writing center tutors to understand the basic principles of multimodal compositions is currently available. This thesis, therefore, proposes a method for training multimodal expert tutors in writing centers which focuses on both the importance of rhetorical choices in communicating a message in different media and on the basic principles of design for four primary areas: visual, audio, video, and web design. Example tutor training handouts for these …

Developing Techniques For The Identification Of Non-Canonical Rna Pairing And Analysis Of Lc-Ms Datasets, Christopher Jurich

Department of Chemistry: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Non-canonical pairing dynamics in ribonucleic acid (RNA) structureand statistical analysis of metabolomics liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) datasets are two difficult problems that stand as open challenges.

RNA folding algorithms are used across a variety of disciplines to predict structures when experimental elucidation techniques are inconvenient or impractical. Though successful and widely adopted, folding algorithms make simplifying assumptions for loop regions due to their complex interactions and associated difficulty with generating energy parameters for relevant non-canonical pairing interactions. Modeling assumptions and a lack of energy parameters for loops limit accuracy in these functional critical regions of RNA. This work describes …

2021 Winter Graduate Commencement, Lindenwood University

Commencement Programs

Lindenwood University Commencement program.

Heat Transfer In The Seabed Boundary Layer, S. Michele, R. Stuhlmeier, A. G.L. Borthwick

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

We present a theoretical model of the temperature distribution in the boundary layer region close to the seabed. Using a perturbation expansion, multiple scales and similarity variables, we show how free-surface waves enhance heat transfer between seawater and a seabed with a solid, horizontal, smooth surface. Maximum heat exchange occurs at a fixed frequency depending on ocean depth, and does not increase monotonically with the length and phase speed of propagating free-surface waves. Close agreement is found between predictions by the analytical model and a finite-difference scheme. It is found that free-surface waves can substantially affect the spatial evolution of …

The NTh-Order Comprehensive Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis Methodology For Response-Coupled Forward/Adjoint Linear Systems (NTh-Casam-L): Ii. Illustrative Application, Dan Gabriel Cacuci

Faculty Publications

This work illustrates the application of the n^th-order comprehensive adjoint sensitivity analysis methodology for response-coupled forward/adjoint linear systems (abbreviated as “n^th-CASAM-L”) to a paradigm model that describes the transmission of particles (neutrons and/or photons) through homogenized materials, as encountered in radiation protection and shielding. The first-, second-, and third-order sensitivities of responses that depend on both the forward and adjoint particle fluxes are obtained exactly, in closed-form, underscoring the principles and methodology underlying the n^th-CASAM-L. The results presented in this work underscore the fundamentally important role of the n^th-CASAM-L in the quest …

Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, December 10, 2021

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on December 10, 2021.

Kinematics Of Inter-Ply Interfaces In Composite Manufacturing, Sandeep Chava

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

The ubiquitous usage of polymer matrix composites in many applications demands a comprehensive understanding of composite interfaces and processing induced residual stresses, which critically affect both the manufacturing processes and the deformation mechanisms. Processing induced residual stresses are often responsible for causing warping, delamination, and dimensional instability in composite structures. This research includes new in-situ experimental approaches, cure cycle design, interface modification, and thermomechanical modeling for developing a fundamental understanding of the cure kinetics during composite manufacturing. Strains, ply-movement, and formation of defects are observed in-situ using digital image correlation (DIC) during the autoclave cure cycle for the first time. …

Methods Of Memorialization: Holocaust Commemoration In The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Kylee Bolinger

University Honors Theses

Memorials, both formal and informal, both private and public, have long participated in the pursuit to honor the victims of tragedy, disaster, or genocide. Memorial museums serve both to memorialize victims and to foster an environment conducive to reflection and education about these stories. Such memorial museums have especially made their mark after one of the most notable and devastating genocide events in history: the Holocaust in twentieth-century Europe. This thesis examines how memorialization methods utilized by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) make up the American interpretation of Vergangenheitsbewältigung, the concept typically applied to how Germans deal …

Working Knowledge: An Analysis Of Innovation In K-6 Charter Schools, Jennifer Lynn Price

Theses and Dissertations

This three-article dissertation explores educational innovation in charter schools. A common frame of reference for each article is the consideration of the influence of Dr. Benjamin Bloom's 2 sigma problem--the observation that one-on-one tutoring, though often cost prohibitively expensive, produces outcomes two standard deviations higher than traditional group-directed instruction. The first article is a literature review of the types of charter school innovations most commonly found in the literature and the type of effect those innovations can have on student learning outcomes. The research suggests that three of the top studied new innovations from charters are technology-based virtual schools, specific …

Galectin-1: Development Of A Novel Protein Therapy For Lgmd2b, Mary Lorena Vallecillo Munguia

Theses and Dissertations

Muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of genetic diseases that involve mutations in genes leading to progressive muscular weakness. Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2B (LGMD2B) is a subset of muscular dystrophy caused by mutations in the DYSF gene, which encodes for dysferlin protein and has an incidence of 1/100,000-1/200,000 people, or 1/300 people of Libyan Jewish descent. Since there is no effective treatment that can cure or reverse effects of LGMD2B once diagnosed, our goal is to investigate and develop a protein therapy that mitigates effects of this disease in patients. Galectin-1 (Gal-1) is a small, soluble 14.5 kDa protein with …

Elevated Growth And Biomass Along Temperate Forest Edges, Luca L. Morreale, Jonathan R. Thompson, Xiaojing Tang, Andrew B. Reinmann, Lucy R. Hutyra

Publications and Research

Fragmentation transforms the environment along forest edges. The prevailing narrative, driven by research in tropical systems, suggests that edge environments increase tree mortality and structural degradation resulting in net decreases in ecosystem productivity. We show that, in contrast to tropical systems, temperate forest edges exhibit increased forest growth and biomass with no change in total mortality relative to the forest interior. We analyze > 48,000 forest inventory plots across the north-eastern US using a quasi- experimental matching design. At forest edges adjacent to anthropogenic land covers, we report increases of 36.3% and 24.1% in forest growth and biomass, respectively. Inclusion of …

Comparative Toxicity, Phytochemistry, And Use Of 53 Philippine Medicinal Plants, Lydia M. Clemen-Pascual, Rene Angelo S. Macahig, Nina Rosario L. Rojas

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The study compares the toxicity of 53 selected medicinal plants commonly used in the Philippines to treat various diseases. It uses as a benchmark Vitex negundo L., which was approved by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration as an herbal drug for cough and asthma after passing clinical trials for safety and efficacy. The methods were chosen for their simplicity and accessibility even for resource-limited laboratories. Extracts (95 % ethanol) of the medicinal parts of the plants were (1) chemically profiled using qualitative phytochemical tests that detect the presence of key classes of bioactive compounds; and (2) evaluated for toxicity …

1971 May Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 59th commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on May 8, 1971. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1974 August Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Summer convocation of the 62nd commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on August 17, 1974. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1974 December Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Winter convocation of the 63rd commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on December 21, 1974. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1975 August Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Summer convocation of the 63rd commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on August 16, 1975. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1974 May Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 62nd commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on May 11, 1974. The event also included the inauguration of MSU president Billy M. Jones. A special issue of the Alumni Association' magazine "The Columns" was published to celebrate the inauguration and is included with the commencement program.

1975 December Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Winter convocation of the 64th commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on December 20, 1975. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1975 May Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 63rd commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on May 10, 1975. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1976 August Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Summer convocation of the 64th commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on August 14, 1976. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1976 December Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Winter convocation of the 65th commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on December 18, 1976. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1976 May Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 64th commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on May 8, 1976. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1977 August Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Summer convocation of the 65th commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on August 13, 1977. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1978 August Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Summer convocation of the 66th commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on August 12, 1978. Digitized by the Internet Archive.

1977 May Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Spring convocation of the 65th commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on May 7, 1977.

1978 December Memphis State University Commencement Program

Commencements

Program for the Winter convocation of the 67th commencement of Memphis State University at Memphis, Tennessee, held at the Mid-South Coliseum on December 16, 1978. Digitized by the Internet Archive.