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Identification Of Suitable Locations For Permeable Pavements And Bioretention Ponds / Rain Gardens Using Gis Suitability Analysis For Enhanced Stormwater Management Capacity In The City Of Dallas, Muzaib Riaz, Ardeshir Anjomani

Planning Masters Professional Reports - Archive

Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies have shown effectiveness in managing stormwater efficiently at its source. LID strategies can be utilized to manage storm water in coordination with conventional stormwater management infrastructure to increase efficiency and reduce flooding in case of extreme precipitation events. In this study GIS suitability analysis technique has been used to identify suitable locations for permeable pavements and bioretention ponds / rain gardens; two of the four main LID Best Management Practices (BMPs) within the City of Dallas. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to determine weights of factors for suitability analysis. Case studies from Bryan …

Scholarly Publications By The Faculty Members Of Periyar University, Salem, India: A Scientometric Approach, Natarajan Radhakrishnan, Chandran Velmurugan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study aims to bring out the contributions made by the members of various departments of Periyar University, Salem. Further, it views the impact of the scholarly publications produced from Periyar University in India and the data analyzed for the study were retrieved from Web of Science (WOS) database for a period from 1998 to 2014. The study focuses on publishing trend, authorship pattern, and type of documents, country wise distribution of authors and individual authors’ research publications and their TLCS, TCLS, TLCR and so on.

Review In Motion: Multi-Year Electronic Resources Review At Uta Libraries, Peter Zhang, Ashley Zmau

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

With a flat budget and ever increasing inflation for serials, UTA Libraries chose to embark on a multi-year electronic resources review process. Targeting low hanging fruits, the first step was to review subscription journals included in aggregator databases. This initial review process was also a relatively straightforward step to help new liaisons in a newly created Outreach & Scholarship department to get their "feet wet"with collection development. As liaisons become more acclimated, the second step in the following year is to review all single e-journal subscriptions, distributed amongst all liaisons. Guidelines and metrics are created to facilitate the review in …

Copyright And The Digitization Of State Government Documents: A Preliminary Analysis, Brett D. Currier, David Hansen, Anne Gilliland

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

In this paper we explore the copyright status of state and local government documents and address some of the legal issues encountered when digitizing them.

Public Health Impact Of Strain Specific Immunity To Borrelia Burgdorferi, Camilo E. Khatchikian, Robert B. Nadelman, John Nowakowski, Ira Schwartz, Michael Z. Levy, Dustin Brisson, Gary P. Wormser

NYMC Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common tick-borne infection in the United States. Although humans can be infected by at least 16 different strains of B. burgdorferi, the overwhelming majority of infections are due to only four strains. It was recently demonstrated that patients who are treated for early Lyme disease develop immunity to the specific strain of B. burgdorferi that caused their infection. The aim of this study is to estimate the reduction in cases of Lyme disease in the United States that may occur as a result of type specific immunity. METHODS: The analysis …

Guide To The Dr. Jane Claire Dirks-Edmunds Papers, Linfield College Archives

Linfield Archives Finding Aids

This collection reflects the life work of Dr. Jane Claire Dirks-Edmunds, a student and professor of Linfield College. A dedicated and scrupulous woman, the majority of the collection consists of her research, teaching materials, and correspondence. The collection also includes research and correspondence by Dr. Jane Claire Dirks-Edmunds’s mentor, Dr. James A. Macnab.

The Loop (Fall 2015), Taylor University

The Loop (2012-2017)

The late Fall 2015 edition of Taylor University’s The Loop.

Nova Law Review-Volume 40-2015-2016, Kerry Valdez, Storm A. Tropea, Shelby L. Summers, Eric M. Yesner

Law Review Mastheads

No abstract provided.

Ilsa Journal Of International And Comparative Law-Volume 22-2015-2016, Lisa Hailey, Brittney Horton, Bryan Appel, Gregory Cummings, Micheline Gros-Jean, Michelle Ramos, Yineth Sanchez, William Bromley, Gillian Maler, Ashleigh Mckenzie, Anabel Alvarez, Garrett J. Monteagudo, Daniel Muggeo, Andrew Shapiro

ILSA Journal Mastheads

No abstract provided.

Dealing With The Dynamic -- Archiving Dynamic Thesis And Dissertation Documents And Elements In This Era Of Great Change, Ginger Dickens, Sunday Phillips

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Scholarly output is no longer limited to print format. For academia, the adoption of new technology is integral to all aspects of the university experience, from recruitment, to class projects, to the archiving of ETDs and other scholarly work. For universities to thrive, they must adopt and stretch the boundaries of technology. Along with such adoption comes the growing pains of cataloging and preservation of several new ETD formats. What kind of metadata can be created to best explain the newest projects? What platforms exist that will handle the needs of documenting these new technologies? Presented here are some of …

Challenges And Discoveries Of Processing Maps In Railway Collections: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company Land Recordsatchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company Land Records, Leslie Wagner

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

Key points of a presentation on a map collection which is part of the land records of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company. The bulk of the collection features nearly 1200 maps used by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company, an affiliate of AT&SF. The presentation covers the challenges encountered, as well as solutions used, in processing the collection.

Using Omeka As A Gateway To Digital Projectspresentation Given At The 2015 Digital Frontiers Conference, Jeff Downing, Derek Reece, Lynn F. Johnson, Rafia Mirza

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries experienced a reorganization in 2013. As part of that reorganization, our new focus is on digital projects and open source software. According to www.omeka.org, Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. It was decided to use Omeka as both a display platform and learning opportunity for our staff and community. Our Digital Creation department is learning how to adapt to both the benefits and challenges of Omeka and open source software. The decision to use Omeka as our …

Guide To The Linfield Chamber Orchestra (Lco) Collection, Linfield College Archives

Linfield Archives Finding Aids

This collection, a repository for the documents, media, and minutia of the Linfield Chamber Orchestra, shows the efforts of the organization to provide a teaching orchestra to the Yamhill County area. The majority of the collection is paper-based, with ephemerae such as posters and news clippings.

Continuum-Scale Investigation Of Evaporation From Bare Soil Under Different Boundary And Initial Conditions: An Evaluation Of Nonequilibrium Phase Change, Andrew C. Trautz, Kathleen M. Smits, Abdullah Cihan

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

Evaporation and condensation in bare soils govern water and energy fluxes between the land and atmosphere. Phase change between liquid water and water vapor is commonly evaluated in soil hydrology using an assumption of instantaneous phase change (i.e., chemical equilibrium). Past experimental studies have shown that finite volatilization and condensation times can be observed under certain environmental conditions, thereby questioning the validity of this assumption. A comparison between equilibrium and nonequilibrium phase change modeling approaches showed that the latter is able to provide better estimates of evaporation, justifying the need for more research on this topic. Several formulations based on …

Clostridium Difficile Infections Before And During Use Of Ultraviolet Disinfection, Aarathi Nagaraja, Paul Visintainer, Janet P. Haas, Jonathan Menz, Gary P. Wormser, Marisa A. Montecalvo

NYMC Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: We previously reported a significant decrease in hospital-acquired (HA) Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) coincident with the introduction of pulsed xenon ultraviolet light for room disinfection (UVD). The purpose of this study was to evaluate CDI cases in greater detail to understand the effect of UVD. METHODS: CDI rates (HA and community acquired [CA]), CDI patient length of stay, room occupancy, and number of days between a CDI case in a room and an HA CDI case in the same room were studied for the first year of UVD compared with the 1-year period pre-UVD. RESULTS: Compared with pre-UVD, during …

Host Switching Vs. Host Sharing In Overlapping Sylvatic Trypanosoma Cruzi Transmission Cycles, Christopher Kribs, Christopher Mitchell

Mathematics Faculty Publications - Archive

The principle of competitive exclusion is well established for multiple populations competing for the same resource, and simple models for multistrain infection exhibit it as well when cross-immunity precludes coinfections. However, multiple hosts provide niches for different pathogens to occupy simultaneously. This is the case for the vector-borne parasite Trypanosoma cruzi in overlapping sylvatic transmission cycles in the Americas, where it is enzootic. This study uses cycles in the USA involving two different hosts but the same vector species as a context for the study of the mechanisms behind the communication between the two cycles. Vectors dispersing in search of …

Newsletter, University Of South Florida Retired Faculty And Staff Association, Fall 2015, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Retired Faculty & Staff Association

USF St. Petersburg Retired Faculty and Staff Association

The Fall 2015 issue of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Retired Faculty and Staff Association newsletter.

Summer 2015: Ceramicist Advocates For An Entrepreneurial Approach, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

The beginning of her life as an artist was hardly a conventional one, but for Debbie Kupinsky (Art), the evolution of her love affair with her field gives her a particular empathy with the experience of new artists. That places her well, she feels, to encourage her students in an entrepreneurial approach to their art that matches her own.

2015 Fall Faculty Conference: Cultivating Curiosity: Teaching As A Vocation, Academic Affairs

Fall Faculty Conference

The 2015 Fall Faculty Conference featured teaching showcases by Sarah Bouchard (Biology and Earth Science), Jeff Demas (Communication), John Kengla (Arts & Sciences), Gayle Walker (Music), and Paul Wendel (Education).

There were also breakout sessions hosted by Colin Saunders with Kay Ball and Clare Kilbane and Jackie Haverkamp and Paul Longenecker and T. G. Gerckens and Eric Lloyd, Anna Young, Joan Esson, Paul Wendel Kathryn Plank, Jean Kelly, Carrie Scheckelhoff, Jeff Smith, Erica Womack, Rares Piloiu, Amy Parsons, Jessica Crossfield McIntosh, Beth Daugherty, Andrew Mills, Dee Knoblauch, Kristin Bourdage, Patti Wilson, Kristy Drobney, Nate Parsell, and Deanna Heerman.

Ojs And Ocs At Ut Arlington: Diving Into The Deep End Without A Life Jacket, Faedra Wills

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

No abstract provided.

How To Create A Library Website With Limited Experience And Your Web Developer Leaves The Day It Drops In Beta (Oh Yea, We Did This In 3 Months!), Krystal E. Schenk, Ramona Holmes, Derek Reece

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

UT Arlington Libraries released a new Drupal website in January 2015, only eighteen months after several members of our web team were still learning basic tools such as CSS! Discussion will include planning, use of SharePoint as a tracking tool and documentation repository, and in-house training of the web team and content editors on the Drupal product. To build this data-driven website, we used CrazyEgg on our prior site and Google Analytics to determine our most used information to migrate to the new site. Hear about how we navigated challenges to a successful deployment without losing our minds.

Quantification And Normalization Of Noise Variance With Sparsity Regularization To Enhance Diffuse Optical Tomography, Jixing Yao, Fenghua Tian, Yothin Rakvongthai, Soontorn Oraintara, Hanli Liu

Bioengineering Faculty Publications - Archive

Conventional reconstruction of diffuse optical tomography (DOT) is based on the Tikhonov regularization and the white Gaussian noise assumption. Consequently, the reconstructed DOT images usually have a low spatial resolution. In this work, we have derived a novel quantification method for noise variance based on the linear Rytov approximation of the photon diffusion equation. Specifically, we have implemented this quantification of noise variance to normalize the measurement signals from all source-detector channels along with sparsity regularization to provide high-quality DOT images. Multiple experiments from computer simulations and laboratory phantoms were performed to validate and support the newly developed algorithm. The …

Pacific Review Fall 2015, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Multiregional Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Reveals Globally Symmetrical And Frequency-Specific Patterns Of Superficial Interference, Yujin Zhang, Fulun Tan, Xu Xu, Lian Duan, Hanli Liu, Fenghua Tian, Chao-Zhe Zhu

Bioengineering Faculty Publications - Archive

Linear regression with short source-detector separation channels (S-channels) as references is an efficient way to overcome significant physiological interference from the superficial layer for functional nearinfrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). However, the co-located configuration of Schannels and long source-detector separation channels (L-channels) is difficult to achieve in practice. In this study, we recorded superficial interference with S-channels in multiple scalp regions. We found that superficial interference has overall frequency-specific and globally symmetrical patterns. The performance of linear regression is also dependent on these patterns, indicating the possibility of simplifying the Schannel configurations for multiregional fNIRS imaging.

Swosu Standing Committees 2015-2016, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

University Standing Committees

No abstract provided.

Center Partners With Delta Blues Museum For Teacher Workshop Next Week, Admin

Blog Posts

The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale is offering a 3-Day Teachers Workshop covering the Mississippi Blues Trail on Tuesday, July 28 - Thursday, July 30. Several people from the Center and the University will be helping, including Ted Ownby, Scott Barretta of Highway 61 Radio, Greg Johnson of the University Blues Archive, and Derrick Harriell of the UM Department of English.

Dynamic Functional Connectivity Revealed By Resting-State Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Zhen Li, Hanli Liu, Jingping Xu, Wenli Liu, Fenghua Tian, Yong He, Haijing Niu, Xuhong Liao

Bioengineering Faculty Publications - Archive

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Effects Of Atmospheric Forcings On Evaporation: Experimental Integration Of The Atmospheric Boundary Layer And Shallow Subsurface, Kathleen Smits, Victoria Eagen, Andrew Trautz

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

Evaporation is directly influenced by the interactions between the atmosphere, land surface and soil subsurface. This work aims to experimentally study evaporation under various surface boundary conditions to improve our current understanding and characterization of this multiphase phenomenon as well as to validate numerical heat and mass transfer theories that couple Navier-Stokes flow in the atmosphere and Darcian flow in the porous media. Experimental data were collected using a unique soil tank apparatus interfaced with a small climate controlled wind tunnel. The experimental apparatus was instrumented with a suite of state of the art sensor technologies for the continuous and …

Erythema Migrans, Robert B. Nadelman

NYMC Faculty Publications

Erythema migrans (EM) is the most common objective manifestation of Borrelia burgdorferi infection. Systemic symptoms are usually present. Most patients do not recall a preceding tick bite. Despite a characteristic appearance, EM is not pathognomonic for Lyme disease and must be distinguished from other similar appearing skin lesions. EM is a clinical diagnosis; serologic and PCR assays are unnecessary. Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia are indicative of either an alternative diagnosis, or coinfection with another tick-borne pathogen. When EM is promptly treated with appropriate antimicrobial agents, the prognosis is excellent. Persons in endemic areas should take measures to prevent tick bites.

Pacific Review Summer 2015, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.