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The Santa Clara, 2014-04-17, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.

2014 - The Nineteenth Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Nineteenth Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on April 17, 2014. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.

The Nucleus 2013-2014, Rosalie A. Richards

Science Education Center

No abstract provided.

Wright State University's Celebration Of Research, Scholarship, And Creative Activities Book Of Abstracts From Friday, April 11, 2014, Wright State University Office Of Undergraduate Research And Stemm Activities

Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Materials

The student abstract booklet is a compilation of abstracts from students' oral and poster presentations at Wright State University's second annual Celebration of Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities on April 11, 2014.

Student Growth Measures For Teacher And Principal Evaluations, Suzanne Franco, Allison Mueller

Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Materials

There were three Ohio research efforts about Student Growth Measures (SGM) for Teacher and Principal Evaluations: 1) extended testing for previously non-­‐tested subjects and grades, 2) relationship between the teacher and principal evaluation systems’ implementation plans, and 3) an empirical study of Local Education Agencies’ (LEA) year-­‐end evaluation data from 2013. In 2011-­‐2012 Ohio offered a 2 year mini-­‐grant to LEAs agreeing to administer extended testing for Value-­‐Added measures (VAM) in grades and content areas not represented in the Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA). The mini-­‐grant allowed the state to create testing pools sufficient to produce teacher-­‐level VAMs. American College Testing …

The Santa Clara, 2014-04-10, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.

The Santa Clara, 2014-04-03, Santa Clara University

The Santa Clara

No abstract provided.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 55 Number 3, Spring 2014, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

18 - RADIANT HOUSE by Steven Boyd Saum and Heidi Williams ’06. Building a house for the 2013 Solar Decathlon. That, and changing the world.

22 - AMÉRICAS CUISINE by Holly Beretto. Telling a delicious tale of food and family with chef David Cordúa ’04. 26 - Lessons from the field by Reinhard Cate ’07. Taut and tranquil moments in Afghanistan—an essay inwords and images.

30 - INSIDE UKRAINE’S REVOLUTION by Steven Boyd Saum. Along the road to crisis: hope, despair, and a Q&A with writer Andrey Kurkov.

34 - DECIDE WHO WE ARE by Steven Boyd Saum and John …

Fabrication And Analysis Of Soy Flour Filled Polyethylene Fibers, Ozgun Ozdemir, Sam Lukubira, Amod Ogale, Paul Dawson

Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)

Fibers composed of soy flour (soy) and linear low density polyethylene (PE) were produced by melt spinning method. The mixing time of soy flour and PE was adjusted to get better dispersion of soy flour inside the matrix. The inclusion of soy decreased tensile modulus by 35% and tensile strength by 30% of the fibers compared with 950 MPa and 43 MPa, respectively, for PE fibers. Strain to failure for soy-PE fibers was 292% where PE fibers have strain to failure at 513%. Tensile properties of soy-PE fibers are comparable to those of pure PE. Even washing did not deteriorated …

Selected Durability Studies Of Geopolymer Concrete With Respect To Carbonation, Elevated Temperature, And Microbial Induced Corrosion, Mohammad Sufian Badar

Doctoral Dissertations

This thesis reports a comprehensive study related to the experimental evaluation of carbonation in reinforced geopolymer concrete, the evaluation of geopolymer concretes at elevated temperature, and the resistance of geopolymer concrete to microbial induced corrosion (MIC).

Carbonation: Reinforced concretes, made of geopolymer, prepared from two class F fly ashes and one class C fly ash, were subjected to accelerated carbonation treatment for a period of 450 days. Electrochemical, microstructure and pore structure examinations were performed to evaluate the effect of corrosion caused due to carbonation. GPC specimens prepared from class F fly ash exhibited lower corrosion rates by a factor …

A Novel Three Degree-Of-Freedoms Oscillation System Of Insect Flapping Wings, Yi Qin

Open Access Theses

We propose an oscillation system to replicate the dynamic behavior of flapping wings, inspired by insect flight muscles. In particular, we study the flight of the fruit fly Drosophila virilis . We model the wing as a rigid body with three degree-of-freedom, described by three Euler angles: the stroke angle, the rotation angle and the deviation angle. Insect flight muscles are separated into two types: power muscles and control muscles. One actuator and one torsional spring at the stroke angle act as the power muscles. Two torsional springs at the rotation angle and the deviation angle mimic the control muscles. …

Developing An Unstructured Model To Investigate The Effect Of Ethanol On Product Yields For Glucose And Xylose Cofermentation In Saccharomyces Cerevisiae 424a (Lnh-St), Shane D. Clingenpeel

Open Access Theses

Production of bio-ethanol from lignocellulose requires the efficient fermentation of glucose and xylose, even in the presence of inhibitors. The desired product, ethanol itself, will inhibit the fermentation. A further understanding of how ethanol affects the organism is critical to overcoming its inhibition.

This thesis evaluated the effect of ethanol on the cofermentation of glucose and xylose in two different cases. The first case had an unstructured model created for Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST), a genetically modified strain of yeast capable of cofermenting glucose and xylose. The differential equations were based around sugar consumption, and the product yields were investigated …

Quality Changes In Hermetically Stored Corn Caused By Fungi And Sitophilus Zeamais, Nda-Agyima Addae-Mensah K

Open Access Theses

Hermetic storage has been shown to be effective in controlling insect pests and maintaining grain quality of dry grains at 13% moisture and below. However, the feasibility and use of hermetic storage for grains at intermediate mid-moisture levels under the influence of the sub-Saharan African weather conditions is relatively unknown. Hermetic storage experiments were conducted on grade 1 "6297 and 6333 VT RIB" hybrid corn under controlled temperature conditions at 10 degrees centigrade and 25 degrees centigrade at target approximate moisture content levels of 11, 15, 18 and 21% wet basis for a total storage period of 6 months. Corn …

Uncertainties In Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions From U.S. Beef Cattle, Quentin M. Dudley, Adam Liska, Andrea K. Watson, Galen E. Erickson

Adam Liska Papers

Beef cattle feedlots are estimated to contribute 26% of U.S. agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and future climate change policy could target reducing these emissions. Life cycle assessment (LCA) of GHG emissions from U.S. grain-fed beef cattle was conducted based on industry statistics and previous studies to identify the main sources of uncertainty in these estimations. Uncertainty associated with GHG emissions from indirect land use change, pasture soil emissions (e.g. soil carbon sequestration), enteric fermentation from cattle on pasture, and methane emissions from feedlot manure, respectively, contributed the most variability to life cycle GHG emissions from beef production. Feeding of …

Integrating Mammalian Hazards With Management At U.S. Civil Airports: A Case Study., Kristin M. Biondi, Jerrold L. Belant, James A. Martin, Travis L. Devault, Guiming Wang

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Wildlife incidents with U.S. civil aircraft cost an estimated $1.4 billion from 1990 to 2010, with mammals 5 times more likely to cause damage than other wildlife. We surveyed 2 general aviation (GA) airports and 6 Part-139 certificated (i.e., certified) airports to assess efficacy of management practices for mammalian species hazardous to aircraft. We obtained information on mammalian species present on airport grounds, types and estimated effectiveness of management techniques, and effort spent on wildlife management. We evaluated management techniques relative to aircraft–wildlife collisions (i.e., incident) frequencies taken from Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) National Wildlife Strike Database and species hazard …

Program And Proceedings: Nebraska Academy Of Sciences 1880–2014, 134th Anniversary Year, One Hundred-Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting, April 11, 2014

Nebraska Academy of Sciences: Programs and Proceedings

Program

Aeronautics and Space Science

Collegiate Academy: Biology

Chemistry and Physics

Collegiate Academy: Chemistry and Physics

Applied Science and Technology

Biological and Medical Sciences

Aeronautics and Space Science, Poster Session

Anthropology

Maiben Memorial Lecture: "Education, Careers and Opportunities in Engineering and Metallurgy in Nebraska," Terry Rasmussen, Nucor Steel, Norfolk, Nebraska

Teaching of Science and Mathematics

Anthropology

Earth Science

Combined Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence-Surface Acoustic Wave (Mef-Saw) Biosensor, Samuel Morrill

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Immunofluorescence assays are capable of both detecting the amount of a protein and the location of the protein within a cell or tissue section. Unfortunately, the traditional technique is not capable of detecting concentrations on the nanoscale. Also, the technique suffers from non-specific attachment, which can cause false-positives, as well as photobleaching when detecting lower concentrations is attempted. There is also a time constraint problem since the technique can take from many hours to a few days in some cases.

In this work, metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) is used to lower the detection limit and reduce photobleaching. Unfortunately, MEF also increases …

Poster Session, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

1. Grading a Watershed? Patrick Creager, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
2. Permeability Heterogeneity and Its Effects on Hyporheic Zone Exchange, Timothy Pryshlak and Audrey Sawyer, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
3. Effects of Atrazine on the Chemical Alarm Cue Response in Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalottis), Ben M. Adams and Ben F. Brammell, Natural Sciences Department, Asbury University, Wilmore, KY
4. New Features Available on the Kentucky Groundwater Data Repository, Bart Davidson and others, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
5. Removal of Persistent Organic Pollutants from Contaminated Water Sources Utilizing Polyphenol- Functionalized Magnetic …

Session 2c, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Results of the Statewide Groundwater Pathogen Study, Susan L. Mallette, Kentucky Division of Water, Frankfort, KY
• Changes in Nutrients and E. coli During Two Storm Events in Hinkston Creek, KY, Tiffany Hunter and Brian Reeder, Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
• Engaging Partners in the Cane Run Watershed, Carol Hanley and others, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• The University of Kentucky Environmental Research and Training Lab is Available for Your Use, Tricia Coakley, Environmental Research Training Lab, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Session 2b, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Watershed-Scale Stable Isotope Simulation of the Fluvial Organic Carbon Budget Using the ISOFLOC Model, William Ford and Jimmy Fox, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• Time Average Velocity Characteristics of Decelerating Open Channel Flows, Robert Stewart and Jimmy Fox, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• Spatiotemporal Relevance of Soil Moisture's Interaction with Measured Soil-Terrain Parameters, Carla Landrum and others, Lexington, KY
• Transport of Agricultural Contaminants through a Karst Soil, Carl Bolster and others, Food Animal Environmental Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Bowling Green, KY

Session 2a: Panel Discussion: Developing Post-Incident Risk Communication Guidelines For Intentional Water Contamination Events, Chike Anyaegbunam, Charles B. Madinger, Pamela Cupp, Shari R. Veil, Timothy L. Sellnow, Anna Goodman Hoover

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

This panel will discuss emerging findings from a US EPA-funded research project intended to improve risk communication for post-incident decontamination and clearance activities associated with intentional contamination of a water system. The session will center around Phase II of the study, which focuses on extending the Phase I case study findings that were presented at last year’s KWRRI Symposium, to identify ways in which disparate stakeholder groups in metropolitan areas differentially perceive risk and subsequent risk communication efforts.

Session 1c, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Curry's Fork Watershed Plan: Data Pondering, Engaging Expert Advice, Cleaner Water Plans, Carolyn Cromer and others, Oldham County Fiscal Court, LaGrange, KY
• Overall Stream Function, Hydraulically and Ecologically (Opportunity Meets Necessity), Wanda Lawson and Oakes Routt, Stantec Consulting Services Inc., Louisville, KY
• Improving Urban Stream Water Quality through Stream Restoration at Montessori Middle School of Kentucky (MMSK), Pre-Restoration Water Quality and Bank Erosion Monitoring, Eric Dawalt and Arthur Parola, EcoGro/Ridgewater and the Stream Institute at the University of Louisville
• Improving Urban Stream Water Quality through Stream Restoration at Montessori Middle School of Kentucky (MMSK), Design and Construction …

Session 1b, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Improving Karst Sinkhole Mapping in Kentucky Using LiDAR, Junfeng Zhu and others, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• "Dividing Ridges" in Light of LiDAR: A Closer Look at Some of Kentucky's Watershed Boundaries, Demetrio Zourarakis, Kentucky Division of Geographic Information, Frankfort, KY
• Horse Park Karst Water Instrumentation System (KWIS) Monitoring Station, Jim Currens and others, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, KY
• Formation Water Chemistry of Cambrian-Ordovician Knox Group Strata, KGS-Hansen Aggregates No. 1 Well, Carter County, Kentucky, T. M. Parris and others, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Session 1a, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Water Quality Studies in the Kentucky Coalfields: The Trend Station Program, Richard J. Wahrer, Kentucky Department for Natural Resources, Frankfort, KY
• Water Quality Studies in the Kentucky Coalfields: A Closer Look at Pigeonroost Fork, Martin County, KY, Richard J. Wahrer, Kentucky Department for Natural Resources, Frankfort, KY
• Water Quality Monitoring of the McConnell Springs Stormwater Quality Wetland Pond and Gainesway Pond Retrofit Project, 2010-2013, David Price and Susan Pluegar, Lexington-Fayette County Government, Division of Water Quality, Lexington, KY
• Water Quality Monitoring of McConnell Springs, Lexington, KY, David Price, Lexington-Fayette County Government, Division of Water Quality, Lexington, …

Plenary Session, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

• Using Microbial-Source Tracking to Investigate Sources of Fecal Contamination in the South Fork Little River Basin, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Angie Crain and Mac Cherry, USGS Kentucky Water Science Center, Louisville, KY
• Application of Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotopes in Tracing Nitrate Sources in the South Fork Little River Basin, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Angie Crain and Mac Cherry, USGS Kentucky Water Science Center, Louisville, KY
• Kentucky StreamStats Water-Resources Web Application: Enhancements and Implementation of Selected Low- and Mean-Flow Estimating Equations, Gary Martin, USGS Kentucky Water Science Center, Louisville, KY
• Kentucky Division of Water's Risk Communication Toolbox, Annemarie Cason and Kristen …

Proceedings Of 2014 Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium, Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute, University Of Kentucky

Kentucky Water Resources Annual Symposium

This symposium was planned and conducted as a part of the state water resources research institute annual program that is supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number G11AP20081 from the United States Geological Survey. The contents of this proceedings document and the views and conclusions presented at the symposium are solely the responsibility of the individual authors and presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USGS or of the symposium organizers and sponsors. This publication is produced with the understanding that the United States Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for government purposes.

Comparative Efficiency And Driving Range Of Light- And Heavy-Duty Vehicles Powered With Biomass Energy Stored In Liquid Fuels Or Batteries, Mark Laser, Lee R. R. Lynd

Dartmouth Scholarship

This study addresses the question, "When using cellulosic biomass for vehicular transportation, which field-to-wheels pathway is more efficient: that using biofuels or that using bioelectricity?" In considering the question, the level of assumed technological maturity significantly affects the comparison, as does the intended transportation application. Results from the analysis indicate that for light-duty vehicles, over ranges typical in the United States today (e.g., 560-820 miles), field-to-wheels performance is similar, with some scenarios showing biofuel to be more efficient, and others indicating the two pathways to be essentially the same. Over the current range of heavy-duty vehicles, the field-to-wheels efficiency is …

Ua66 Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter, Cheryl Stevens, Dean

Ogden College of Science & Engineering Publications

No abstract provided.

Cal Poly Library Of Pyroprints: Quality Control Analysis And Web Development, Chase Ricketts

Computer Science and Software Engineering

No abstract provided.

Security Of Graph Data: Hashing Schemes And Definitions, Muhammad U. Arshad, Ashish Kundu, Elisa Bertino, Krishna Madhavan, Arif Ghafoor

Cyber Center Publications

Use of graph-structured data models is on the rise - in graph databases, in representing biological and healthcare data as well as geographical data. In order to secure graph-structured data, and develop cryptographically secure schemes for graph databases, it is essential to formally define and develop suitable collision resistant one-way hashing schemes and show them they are efficient. The widely used Merkle hash technique is not suitable as it is, because graphs may be directed acyclic ones or cyclic ones. In this paper, we are addressing this problem. Our contributions are: (1) define the practical and formal security model of …