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Safety Evaluation Of Freeway Exit Ramps, Hongyun Chen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate safety performances of different exit ramps used in Florida and nationally. More specific, the research objectives include the following two parts: (1) to evaluate the impacts of different exit ramp types on safety performance for freeway diverge areas; and (2) to identify the different factors contributing to the crashes happening on the exit ramp sections. To achieve the research objectives, the research team investigated crash history at 424 sites throughout Florida. The study area includes two parts, the freeway diverge area and the exit ramp sections. For the freeway diverge areas, …

Methods Of Thermoelectric Enhancement In Silicon-Germanium Alloy Type I Clathrates And In Nanostructured Lead Chalcogenides, Joshua Martin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The rapid increase in thermoelectric (TE) materials R&D is a consequence of the growing need to increase energy efficiency and independence through waste heat recovery. TE materials enable the direct solid-state conversion of heat into electricity, with little maintenance, noise, or cost. In addition, these compact devices can be incorporated into existing technologies to increase the overall operating efficiency. High efficiency TE materials would enable the practical solid-state conversion of thermal to electrical energy. Optimizing the interdependent physical parameters to achieve acceptable efficiencies requires materials exhibiting a unique combination of properties. This research reports two methods of thermoelectric enhancement: lattice …

Tuesday Taelspin: From The Beijing Airport To The Palace Of Milk

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

In preparation for the Olympics, Beijing last week unveiled the long-anticipated Terminal 3, the mammoth new edition to the Beijing Airport. The Telegraph’sRichard Spencer blogs on his recent flight, one of the first to use the new terminal.

If you do find yourself passing through an airport in the PRC mind your in-flight reading material, as journalist Tim Johnson of China Rises found out when the customs agents at the Lhasa airport took issue with one of his recent purchasesfrom a Kathmandu bookstore.

Controlling books at an airport is one thing, managing a famously eccentric pop star is another. Songstress …

Brackin, Green, 1822-1901 (Sc 1608), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1608. Deed for sale of Green Brackin's Allen County, Kentucky land to G.B. Woodcock, dated 30 August 1859.

Beula Villa Hotel, 1940-1968 (Sc 1606), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1606. Reservation requests, receipts, and miscellaneous business correspondence related to the Beula Villa Hotel, Sulphur Well, Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Also, 1968 news clipping featuring the hotel.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 83, No. 38, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Capillo, Greg. Art Program to Promote Fair Housing – Voice4Justice, Kaleidoscope
• Robinson, Andrew. They’re Young, They’re Strong, They’ll Survive – Soccer
• Day, Michelle. House Leaders Look to Raise State Revenue
• Rowell, Larry. While Crimes Decrease Nationwide, Property Crimes Increase at Western
• Hale, Marianne. Centennial House Dedicated by Habitat for Humanity – Ava Barber
• Ulber, Emily. Western to Host High School Freshmen – WKU Freshmen Academy
• Brown, Holly. Western Not at Fault in Lawsuit – Patrick Ledbetter, Cherry Hall
• Erskine, Anne. Editorial Cartoon re: Regents Open Meetings
• Attorney General …

Marshall University Music Department Presents The Mu Symphony Orchestra, Şőlen Dikener, Conductor, “Young People’S Concert”, Featuring, Sesil Dikener, Piano, And The, Cabell County Children Chorus, Şőlen Dikener

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Student Recital, Beverly Ascheri, Jessica Hardy, Lindy Portin, Lorenzo Reyes, Beverly Min

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.

Hoofnel, Nellie Keown, 1876-1949 (Sc 1600), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Collection 1600. Paper by Nellie Keown Hoofnel entitled "Rules and Regulations of Old Transylvania University," dated 10 August 1935.

Recital: Convocation, March 4, 2008, School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
Tuesday Morning
March 4, 2008
11:00 a.m.

Illinois State University Faculty Jazz Ensemble: Paul Nolen, Saxophone; Kevin Hart, Piano; William Koehler, Bass; Tom Marko, Drums; March 4, 2008, Paul Nolen, Kevin Hart, William Koehler, Tom Marko

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
Tuesday Evening
March 4, 2008
8:00 p.m.

The Interrelatedness Of Homosexual Identity Development And Perceptions Of Campus Climate For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, And Transgender Students At The University Of South Florida, Tampa Campus, Frederic Drury Baker

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of campus climate at the University of South Florida, Tampa Campus for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender students. Specifically, the study determined if there was any relationship between level of homosexual identity development acquired and perceptions of campus climate. If a relationship existed, it would influence the way that campus climate perceptions would be analyzed in future studies.

The population was the undergraduate student body at the University of South Florida taking at least six credit hours in the fall semester 2007. An online survey was created with two instruments …

The Geriatric Cancer Experience In End Of Life: Model Adaptation And Testing, Harleah G. Buck

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The National Institutes of Health recommends the development of conceptual models to increase rigor and improve evaluation in research. Validated models are essential to guide conceptualizations of phenomena, selection of variables and development of testable hypotheses. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a methodology useful in model testing due to its ability to account for measurement error and test latent variables. The purpose of this study was to test a model of The Geriatric Cancer Experience in End of Life as adapted from Emanuel and Emanuel's framework for a good death using SEM. It was hypothesized that the model was a …

The Chanticleer, 2008-03-03, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Ccu Newsletter, March 3, 2008, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

Coastal Carolina University's weekly on-campus newsletter.

Hume, Archie, 1892-1963 (Sc 1599), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Smalll Collection 1599. Pages from the diaries of Archie Hume, Tompkinsville, Kentucky, related to singings and singing schools he was involved with in Kentucky and Tennessee, 1945-1963. Also, 1989 letter from Lynwood Montell concerning Hume's diaries.

Ada News - 03/03/2008, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Guthrie, Charles Snow, 1922-2000 (Sc 1604), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1604. Copy of speech given by Charles Snow Guthrie, professor of English at Western Kentucky University, to the Kentucky Philological Association, Morehead, Kentucky, 4 March 1988, entitled "Eighteenth Century Kentucky Writing."

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 30, March 3, 2008, Grand Valley State University

2007-2008, Volume 32

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

The Murky Waters Of Non-Human Colonization: Carp, Bass And The Shifting Sands Of Lake Andes, South Dakota, David Nesheim

Department of History: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

In an effort to increase the food supply, the U.S. Fish Commission began shipping carp hatchlings in 1877 and within five years the number of requests grew to seven thousand. By 1896 the stocking program was discontinued when any further introductions were deemed unnecessary. It did not take long for the fish to overspread the continent, moving from the ranks of coveted transplant to invasive menace by the 1920s. From the first application in 1934, an active campaign of carp poisoning was underway in lakes and stream across the country by the 1950s. In 1958, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife …

A Potential Field Based Formation Control Methodology For Robot Swarms, Laura E. Barnes

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A novel methodology is presented for organizing swarms of robots into a formation utilizing artificial potential fields generated from normal and sigmoid functions. These functions construct the surface which swarm members travel on, controlling the overall swarm geometry and the individual member spacing. Nonlinear limiting functions are defined to provide tighter swarm control by modifying and adjusting a set of control variables forcing the swarm to behave according to set constraints, formation and member spacing. The swarm function and limiting functions are combined to control swarm formation, orientation, and swarm movement as a whole. Parameters are chosen based on desired …

Guest Artist Series: Duo Athena: Sandra Johnson, Soprano; Valerie Hartzell, Guitar; March 3, 2008, Sandra Johnson, Valerie Hartzell

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
Monday Evening
March 3, 2008
7:30 p.m.

Opportunities For Spiritual Awakening And Growth In Mothering, Melissa J. Albee

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

My experiences as a mother have been enhanced by spirituality and my spirituality has been transformed through the practice of mothering. I will argue that part of the transformation available in mothering is that one can go from thinking of oneself as an individual with free will, self autonomy, and independence to believing maybe we are all more connected and dependent upon each other than we thought. I intend to explore my personal spiritual journey from an academic perspective in order to gain and share knowledge. Intense emotional experiences such as childbirth, learning how to take care of a person …

Automatic Generation Of Plc Code Based On Net Condition Event Systems, Natalia Sandberg

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

An important consideration in discrete event dynamic systems control theory is the selection of a suitable modeling formalism that can capture the complex characteristics of the system and the capability to automatically synthesize a controller based on the system model. Net condition event systems are well suited for modeling complex discrete event dynamic systems owing to their input and output structure, which effectively captures the behavior of the physical devices to be monitored and/or controlled. To date, net condition event systems control models have not been extensively applied to highly automated manufacturing systems and there are few guidelines on how …

Development Of An Fpga Based Autopilot Hardware Platform For Research And Development Of Autonomous Systems, Wendy Alvis

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Unmanned vehicles, both ground and aerial, have become prevalent in recent years. The research community has different needs than the industrial community when designing a finalized unmanned system since the vehicle, the sensors and the control design are dynamic and change frequently as new ideas are developed and implemented.

Current autopilot hardware, which is available as on-the-market products and proposed in research, is sufficient for unmanned systems design. However, this equipment falls short of being able to accommodate the needs of those in the research community who must be able to quickly implement new ideas on a flexible platform.

The …

Resiliency In Lesbians With A History Of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Implications For Clinical Practice, Amy R. Menna

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This was a collective case where lesbian survivors of childhood sexual abuse were studied. Resiliency is a combination of personality traits and environmental influences that serve to protect an individual from the harmful psychological effects of trauma (Bogar & Hulse-Killaky, 2006). The focus of this study was resiliency skills that lesbians used in working through childhood sexual abuse and clinical applications. Using a qualitative approach, specific inquiries included (a) what resiliency skills were used to work through childhood sexual abuse, (b) how counselors can be helpful and unhelpful, (c) what were some barriers to getting counseling, (d) what are the …

Angela M. Bowers

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Trauma And Memory – 228 In Taiwan Today

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

This past Thursday, Taiwan commemorated the 61st anniversary of the February 28 Incident (hereafter referred to as 228), an uprising against KMT authoritarian rule initially sparked by the beating of a female vendor in Taipei for selling untaxed cigarettes. During the ensuing military crackdown, tens of thousands of Taiwan’s elite were arrested, tortured, and murdered, with the violence lasting into the spring of 1947 and helping usher in the era known as the White Terror (白色恐怖).

The untold suffering of 228 has led to decades of division in Taiwan society, because while the conflict’s victims included both Taiwanese and Mainlanders, …

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, March 2, 2008

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, March 2, 2008

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid