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Hamlett, Laura E. "Common Psycholinguistic Themes in Mass Murderer Manifestos." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3493.
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Mass murder in the United States is increasing, yet understanding of mass murderers is still relatively limited. Many perpetrators compose manifestos, which include journals, blogs, letters, videos, and other writings. Previous research has indicated that personal messages are of great social and psychological importance; however, there remains an important gap in the current literature regarding studies specific to these manifestos. As such, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to provide greater understanding of mass murderers' motives and mindsets through psycholinguistic analysis of their recorded words. The constructivist conceptual framework enabled gathering, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting thematic language from a purposeful sample of 12 American mass murderer manifestos, all of which were freely available online. The 6 research questions aligned with 6 psycholinguistic themes: ego survival and revenge; pseudocommando mindset: persecution, envy, obliteration; envy; nihilism; entitlement; and heroic revenge fantasy. Descriptive and analytical coding allowed for the identification of sentences and passages representative of each theme. Findings revealed a high degree of support for nihilism and ego survival and revenge, moderate support for heroic revenge fantasy and pseudocommando mindset, and limited support for entitlement and envy. These findings contribute to the existing literature, enhancing social change initiatives through increased understanding of mass murderers' communications and prompting further needed research. With greater awareness comes the potential for early identification and intervention, which may favorably impact psychology and law enforcement professionals and at-risk individuals.
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Hanlon, Traci. "Difficult conversations and precepting; common themes and background meanings." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2009/T_Hanlon_042409.pdf.
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Robson, Lucy. "Psychotherapy with looked after children : some common themes and technical interventions." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2014. http://bbktheses.da.ulcc.ac.uk/70/.
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Looked After Children (LAC) were previously thought to be too damaged to use psychotherapy, however practice has moved on and LAC are increasingly making up a larger proportion of psychotherapist’s case loads. The literature in this field consists predominantly of individual case studies focusing on the internal worlds of LAC. Although the experiences of psychotherapists working with this cohort have started to be thought about, this research uses Grounded Theory to explore the collective experiences and technical considerations of seven psychotherapists who were interviewed about their work with LAC. This approach enables a systematic exploration of this type of work and provides a more comprehensive understanding of current practice. The research reveals that it is possible to find specificity in the psychotherapeutic work being done with LAC and it both confirms previous ideas in this field as well as producing new insights. The categories produced by Grounded Theory enabled a theory to be developed about the work psychotherapists do externally with the network of adults surrounding the child and internally with the individual child in therapy. The external work is divided into problems in the network, the value of work with networks and the impact of this work on the individual relationship with the child. Internal work with the child is divided into a) making and pacing interpretations, b) whether to work with the transference and maternal transference, c) countertransference responses to deprivation and stretching boundaries, d) challenges to analytic neutrality and e) positivity. Overall the material has important implications for practice as psychotherapists feel they are often more flexible, warm and active with LAC. This research helps us to re-think what psychotherapy is for this cohort and encourages psychotherapists to feel that it is their psychoanalytic understanding, rather than strict analytic traditional approaches which can help reach these children.
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Hankins, John L. "Males in full-time nursing faculty roles: Common themes and shared meanings." THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, 2012. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3490924.
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Michelsen, Marc [Verfasser], and Dirk [Akademischer Betreuer] Hachmeister. "Corporate financing choices : new ideas and revisited common themes / Marc Michelsen. Betreuer: Dirk Hachmeister." Hohenheim : Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim, 2011. http://d-nb.info/1027292380/34.
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Linkenbach, Jeffrey Warren. "COMMON EARLY RECOLLECTION THEMES OF RECREATION SPECIALISTS (SKI INSTRUCTORS, MEMORY, LIFE STYLE, ADLERIAN PSYCHOLOGY)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275424.
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Pollock-Robinson, M. Catherine. "Family-centered care, patient-centered care, and culturally competent care common themes and background meanings /." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2009/m_pollockrobinson_042409.pdf.
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Twitchell, Ronald A. "Common Themes Associated with Teacher-Identified Obstacles to Implementing Change in Mathematics Instruction Attributable to Participation in Mathematics Professional Development." DigitalCommons@USU, 2014. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4033.
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This study had three purposes: first, explore any common phenomenon of secondary mathematics teachers’ experience in secondary mathematics professional development (MPD); second, determine if there were positive changes in teacher attitudes after completing secondary MPD; and finally, if a positive change in teacher attitude was identified, describe the shared experiences in secondary MPD to in a way that cannot be revealed through ordinary observations. It was the intent of this study to identify positive changes in teacher attitudes not to measure their magnitude. This study implemented a mixed methods design using descriptive statistics and categorical analysis on data from pre- and post-surveys to search for any positive change in teacher attitudes and data analysis from in-depth interviews of participants of a MPD experience.
The study had two research questions. The first research question was, “Can teachers with initially poor attitudes about MPD gain positive attitudes in one or more of the four areas of MPD through mandated participation in MPD?” The second was, “If a change in teacher attitude is identified, can phenomena associated with that change be categorized within one or more of the four areas of MPD?”
Three instruments were used: electronic versions of the Local Systematic Change Through Teacher Enhancement Mathematics 6-12 Survey referred to as Survey 1 and a self-report survey referred to as Survey 2, as well as multiple in-depth interviews of select participants of a common MPD.
Analysis of data from Survey 1 identified eight participants as possible candidates to participate in the interview process of which six were supported by data from Survey 2. Four of the six candidates accepted an invitation to participate in two in-depth interviews each. There was evidence that teachers with initially poor attitudes about MPD can gain positive attitudes in one or more of the four domains of MPD after participating in mandated MPD. However, the answer to the second research question remained unanswered because results from data analysis were inconclusive. Three recurring themes surfaced from the interviews: (a) the need for explicit learning targets, (b) need for professional treatment of participants, and (c) obstacles to the four domains of MPD.
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Leitner, Margit [Verfasser], Maria [Gutachter] Mittag, Axel [Gutachter] Mithöfer, and Bettina [Gutachter] Hause. "Comparing induced responses of medicago truncatula to biotic challenges : common themes, varying patterns / Margit Leitner ; Gutachter: Maria Mittag, Axel Mithöfer, Bettina Hause." Jena : Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 2008. http://d-nb.info/1178252388/34.
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Morrell, Vanessa. "Ice, sea, coal : uncommon subjects, common themes : interpreting the cultural representations of Scott, Dunkirk and Durham coal miners in the context of decline." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2017. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34113/.
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This thesis will test the hypothesis: ‘To what extent do twentieth century cultural representations in Britain reflect prevalent ideas and experiences of decline and declinism?’ The concept behind this thesis is that the cultural representations of the case studies illustrate reflections of their contemporary times, which have altered as social and cultural circumstances have changed. One of the key components to recognising this change in the cultural representations is to understand how the narratives of the case studies have changed to reflect contemporary Britain, which in this thesis is described as their myth. The relationship all of the cultural representations to the case studies will be considered in the context of decline. In order to fully appreciate this relationship the themes of gender, class and community and science and progress will also be considered for their relationships to the case studies and decline. All of the cultural representations for each of the case studies will be considered which will comprise not only of monuments but also of films and television programmes, museums, anniversary celebrations and fiction and non-fiction books. This is an area of original research not only in its use of three diverse case studies with their ‘uncommon themes’, but its addition to the limited empirical research of declinism in cultural history and furthermore has specific notable new ideas presented in the research chapters. The research presented shows the common themes of the cultural representations to the case studies, not only in the context of decline but in the broader themes of gender, class and community and science and progress.
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Pauling, Joel Wiramu. "Understanding common sense themes of intellectual and creative work : the social representation of intellectual property : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1027.
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Chowdhury, Debashish. "First passage times: a common theme in the kinetics of macromolecular motors." Diffusion fundamentals 20 (2013) 12, S. 1, 2013. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A13534.
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Hernandez, Hector Hugo. "Ribonucleotide reduction and redox regulation in Archaea : surprising twists on a common theme." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46039.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2008.Vita.
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To study the nucleotide reduction system in Archaea, we have expressed the Archaeoglobus fulgidus gene encoding the adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl) dependent ribonucleotide reductase (afuRNR) protein. Initial characterization of the recombinant afuRNR indicates that it reduces CDP to dCDP in an AdoCbl dependent manner. One astonishing finding is the capacity of afuRNR to reduce both diphosphate and triphosphate nucleosides to their respective deoxynucleosides. This is the first instance of a RNR displaying dual substrate selectivity. Our investigation of redox regulation focused on thioredoxin reductase (TrR) and thioredoxin (Tr). In addition to providing the reducing equivalents for many RNRs, TrRs are involved in maintaining the intracellular redox environment. This process typically involves the transfer of electrons from NADPH to Trs. Here the characterization of a putative TrR (Ta0984) and Tr (Ta0866) from Thermoplasma acidophilum are presented. To explore the apparent inability of taTrR to use NADPH or NADH as a reductant, we carried out a complete electrochemical characterization, which ruled out redox potential as the source of this non-reactivity. A 2.35 A resolution structure of taTrR, also presented here, shows that despite the overall structural similarity to the wellcharacterized TrR from E. coli, the "NADPH binding pocket" is not conserved. E. coli TrR residues implicated in NADPH binding, H175, R176, R177, and R181 have been substituted with E185, M186, Y187, and M191 in the ta protein. Thus, we have identified a Tr and TrR protein system from T. acidophilum for which the TrR shares overall structural and redox properties with other TrRs, but lacks the appropriate binding motif to use the standard NADPH reductant. Our discovery of a TrR that does not use NADPH provides a new twist in redox regulation.Further, four A. fulgidus genes encoding four Trs (afuTr 1, afuTr 2, afuTr 3, and afuTr 4) proteins have been identified and their proteins expressed. Electrochemical characterization via protein-film voltammetry shows that the afuTrs reduction potentials are -32 mV for afuTr 1, -301 mV for afuTr 2, -287 mV for afuTr 3, and -309 mV for afuTr 4. This set of reduction potentials found in this Archaeon represents the greatest range in a specific organism.
by Hector Hugo Hernandez.
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Cullum, Matthew. "An Investigation into Traits Common to Structured Ministers and Traits Common to Musical Ministers." TopSCHOLAR®, 2002. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/650.
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This study examines behaviors and preferences that are characteristic of different positions of service inside a nonprofit church organization. Interviews with incumbents in the Structural Ministry and the Musical Ministry involved with the churches of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee, were conducted to identify traits and behaviors common to these distinct groups. The traits and behaviors identified in these interviews were then used to predict college students' future membership into these positions. The NEO-FFI (Costa & McCrae, 1992) was also administered in order to assess the incremental value of a professionally developed instrument. The instrument successfully identified group membership, although some results did not agree with previous research in this area.
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Nuzzo-Jones, Goss F. "The Common Tutor Object Platform." Digital WPI, 2006. https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/35.
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The Common Tutor Object Platform (CTOP) was designed as a lightweight component framework for creating and deploying applications relating to Intelligent Tutoring Systems. The CTOP supports a runtime for intelligent tutoring system content deployment, a content development environment, an extensive reporting tool, and other smaller applications. The CTOP was designed with future development in mind, allowing easy specification of new base objects and extension points for future development. It has been used as the foundation of the Assistments Project, a wide scale server based ITS deployment. This thesis documents the software engineering aspects of the project. The Assistments Project is capable of supporting a quarter of targeted students in Massachusetts, and optimistically scalable to the entire state and beyond.
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Bouchard, Marcel. "Common Crowd Dynamics: Shaping Behavioral Intention Models." OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/723.
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As the human population grows, so too does the need to understand human behavior. One particularly important aspect of human behavior is how it changes within conglomerations of people, i.e. crowds. In this thesis, a method for modeling crowd behavior is proposed. This method draws inspiration from the concept of behavioral intention and the related forces of attitudes, influences, and social norms. These topics are first defined and detailed, followed by a survey of related research. Next, the model is presented and adapted to three common crowd dynamics, each stressing a different component of behavioral intention. Observations are made about these models, and extensions to the models and directions for future research are considered.
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Sideropoulos, Alexander Paul. "dCAMP: Distributed Common API for Measuring Performance." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2014. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1310.
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Although the nearing end of Moore’s Law has been predicted numerous times in the past, it will eventually come to pass. In forethought of this, many modern computing systems have become increasingly complex, distributed, and parallel. As software is developed on and for these complex systems, a common API is necessary for gathering vital performance related metrics while remaining transparent to the user, both in terms of system impact and ease of use.
Several distributed performance monitoring and testing systems have been proposed and implemented by both research and commercial institutions. However, most of these systems do not meet several fundamental criterion for a truly useful distributed performance monitoring system: 1) variable data delivery models, 2) security, 3) scalability, 4) transparency, 5) completeness, 6) validity, and 7) portability.
This work presents dCAMP: Distributed Common API for Measuring Performance, a distributed performance framework built on top of Mark Gabel and Michael Haungs’ work with CAMP. This work also presents an updated and extended set of criterion for evaluating distributed performance frameworks and uses these to evaluate dCAMP and several related works.
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Landskron, Rolf. "Common-law and civil-law legal families : a misleading categorisation." ePublications@bond, 2008. http://epublications.bond.edu.au/theses/landskron.
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This thesis examines common-law and civil-law jurisdictions in order to find differences between them. These differences are then being qualified as either relevant or irrelevant for the categorisation of individual jurisdictions. This reflects the argument that only features occurring in only one of the legal families can be relevant when categorising jurisdictions. Only such features can be, from the author’s point of view, specific and typical for their legal family and inherent features of them.The first thing to be considered under this premise is the respective sources of law (Chapter 1). These are in civil-law jurisdictions traditionally statutes and in commonlaw jurisdictions predominantly courts’ decisions. There are, of course, statutes also in common-law jurisdictions and previous courts’ decisions play an important role also in civil-law systems. The differences are not inherent. Furthermore, there are fundamental legal concepts, that is important concepts underlying the respective rules. These concepts may explain differences between the rules. The examination of sources of law, altogether, does not reveal any distinguishing factors.Chapters 2–5 discuss the issue of attitudes of common-law and civil-law judges to statutory interpretation. Chapter 2 examines the respective methods of statutory interpretation. This does not reveal any differences as to common-law and civil-law judges’ attitudes; for instance, greater adherence of common-law judges to the literal meaning of rules arguably does not exist. As shown in Chapter 3, this is true also in the area of Criminal Law under the special safeguards this subject provides. Chapter 4 asserts terminology causes differences between the systems; this is true even in case of identical terminology which is sometimes being interpreted in a diametrically different way. Moreover, differences can also be compensated for elsewhere in the legal system. Altogether, Chapter 4 does not reveal any inherent differences between the systems. As Chapter 5 shows, there is an ongoing process of convergence between common-law and civil-law systems, which means the categorisation into legal families becomes even less plausible.Chapter 6 shows that the categorisation into legal families is not only incorrect but also highly misleading and that there are numerous scholarly statements relying incorrectly on the family concept. The proposition (Chapter 7) is that it may nevertheless be feasible to structure comparative-law texts according to the wellknown legal families, as these show a common historical background. However, for conducting research into particular foreign legal rules (micro-comparative research), the family concept becomes a misleading starting-point. Insofar the concept should be abandoned or, at least, used only together with an appropriate warning.
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Patterson, Claire. "The morality and ethics of hunting : towards common ground." Thesis, Link to the online version, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/3102.
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Jones, Philip E. C. "Common subexpression detection in dataflow programs /." Title page, contents and summary only, 1989. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SM/09smj78.pdf.
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Mullighan, Charles Grenfell. "The immunogenetics of common variable immunodeficiency /." Title page, table of contents and summary only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09MD/09mdm959.pdf.
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Burmeister, Matt. "Influence of seed source on vegetative and reproductive performance of three common prairie grasses common in grassland restoration /." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131464751.pdf.
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Nettleton, Sean Derek. "Effect of application method and time of day on control of common waterhemp with glyphosate /." Available to subscribers only, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1324369601&sid=10&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Jha, Dipra. "Common characteristics of high-performing organizations." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2006. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2006/2006jhad.pdf.
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Mehler, Anja. "Business model innovation in emerging markets : identifying common principles." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/96220.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With developed economies experiencing slow growth, multinational corporations (MNCs) in various industries are looking to tap into the enormous potential of emerging economies. By identifying emerging markets as future markets, MNCs can increase their market share and profits, and grow through a diversified strategy that focuses on unconventional markets and customers with unserved needs. However, MNCs entering these markets cannot succeed by simply transferring business models, products, and services developed for mature economies as the needs of the new consumers in emerging markets require innovative and non-traditional business models and approaches. The research question for this study is to investigate if and to what level MNCs have to adapt their business model when entering or expanding their operations to emerging markets. Therefore, research has been done on four MNCs across a diverse range of industries. For collecting data, the research made use of a qualitative case-study research approach and is based primarily on findings from four in-depth interviews with strategy or marketing experts from MNCs across industries. Further information was obtained through deep research on publicly available information about the company. The research aimed to identify similarities in the business model of successful pioneers and to analyse common principles that could be of use for other MNCs when planning to enter unknown emerging markets. The interviews were conducted personally, telephonically, and via email. In a next step, the interviews were transcribed and common themes were extracted and combined with findings from further research. For collecting and ordering the information, Osterwalder & Pigneur’s (2010) business model canvas was applied. Finally, the findings were grouped, formulated and compared to existing literature in order to identify similarities, common principles or differences for new output propositions. The primary finding of the research was that specific factors, such as the difference in market conditions and environments, as well as in consumer preferences and needs, strongly influence the design of business models. A key differentiating factor was the choice between keeping traditional business models with a focus on global and centralized systems, processes, brands and products or designing business models that are adjusted or innovated to meet local market conditions and consumer trends. Another key finding was that a balanced portfolio of brands is a critical factor of success in emerging markets. To reach different market segments in emerging markets, MNCs need to offer mainstream as well as premium brands, all based on a strong brand identity and brand values. The partnership with local business partners and key stakeholders was identified as fundamental to be able to react to local business environments. Furthermore, the integration of local suppliers and communities, as well as the adjustment of the value chain to the local environment, has been seen as a key factor to reduce costs while gaining acceptance and building close relationships with the local community. In order to overcome local challenges of institutional voids and lacking knowledge in emerging markets, the research has shown that a collaborative strategy with local partners is of high importance. The research showed that MNCs with global brands follow both approaches. While some MNCs maintain a traditional business model for all its markets, other MNCs design their business model based on standardized systems and processes to the local environment. In terms of the level of innovation, it can be said that none of the researched MNCs showed an extremely high level of innovation. Common principles and activities that could be identified in the business model design for emerging markets between all researched MNCs, are as follows: (1) balanced portfolio of strong brands, (2) strong partnerships with local key stakeholders, (3) loyal relationships with consumers, (4) an efficient and cost-effective value chain, and (5) collaborative partnerships or acquisitions as a critical market entry strategy.
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Rush, Tabitha. "Hemostatic Mechanisms of Common Textile Wound Dressing Materials." NCSU, 2010. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-03302010-230342/.
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The objective of this research is to develop a series of material treatments and modifications, and, using a standardized set of tests, determine the extent of the ability of the modified material to enhance coagulation. This research focuses on materials commonly used in traditional textile based wound dressings; utilizing Streaming Potential studies, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Thrombin Assays. The materials tested can be classified into 4 groups: control materials, modified PLA, SAMs treated glass, and TEOS treated materials. The control materials included: spun cotton and rayon yarn; continuous filament Nylon, Polypropylene (PP), and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); heat cleaned glass (control glass); and PLA staple fibers. Contact angle measurements showed that both the control glass and the PET showed an increase in contact angle when treated with TEOS. This corresponds to a decrease and no improvement, respectively, in thrombogenicity for these materials in the thrombin assay. The remaining materials tested showed no change or a decrease in contact angle after TEOS treatment, and a corresponding increase in thrombogenicity. These results support previous studies that indicate an increase in wettability contributes to the enhancement of coagulation (16). While the streaming potential studies showed no correlation between thrombin formation or contact angle data, these tests provided an important launching platform for future studies utilizing the Streaming Potential Jar. Future work could benefit from the use of more physiologically relevant solutions, such as CaCl2, NaCl, or other blood substitutes (15). While no definitive correlations between test methods were elucidated, the results garnered from this research created a strong launching platform from which future materials research can continue.
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O'Connor, Paul. "Common law rights for people injured at work /." Title page, synopsis and table of contents only, 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09LR/09lro187.pdf.
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Franca, Lucas Xavier. "EMERGENCE PATTERNS OF COMMON WATERHEMP AND PALMER AMARANTH IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS." OpenSIUC, 2015. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1756.
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The continued spread of glyphosate-resistant common waterhemp [Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer (syn. rudis)] and Palmer amaranth [Amaranthus palmeri (S. Wats.)] have complicated weed control efforts in soybean and corn production in Illinois. A thorough understanding of the weed biology of these species is fundamental in developing effective weed management strategies. The determination of emergence patterns as well as the influence of tillage practices on soil microclimate and soil seed bank will allow control strategies to be implemented at the most effective timing. Field experiments were conducted in southern Illinois throughout the growing season of 2013 and 2014 on two separate sites with populations of common waterhemp and Palmer amaranth. Three tillage treatments were evaluated: no-tillage; early tillage, preferably performed around a recommended soybean planting date of May 1st; and late tillage, preferably performed on June 1st to simulate a late soybean planting. Amaranthus seedlings were identified and enumerated in the center 1 m2 quadrat of each plot within a 7-day interval from April through November or first frost. All weed seedlings were removed from the plot area after each enumeration. Soil temperature and soil moisture were recorded hourly throughout the experiment using data loggers established in the plot area. First emergence of common waterhemp occurred earlier in the season than did Palmer amaranth. In 2013, initial emergence of common waterhemp and Palmer amaranth was observed at the first and second week of May, respectively. In 2014, initial common waterhemp emergence was observed in late April, while Palmer amaranth initial emergence was similar to previous year. Palmer amaranth emerged over a longer period compared to waterhemp. By the end of June, 90% of common waterhemp had emerged regardless of tillage or year. By the same measure, Palmer amaranth emergence was extended to the third week of July and second week of August in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Soil temperature did not differ across tillage treatments in both years. On the other hand, differences in soil moisture were observed, mostly over two weeks following each tillage operation. The single best predictor for common waterhemp emergence was soil temperature (weekly highs and lows) followed by soil moisture. For Palmer amaranth emergence the single best predictor was spikes in soil moisture (high for the week). In 2013, common waterhemp emergence was initially positively and later in the growing season negatively interacted with maximum temperature 13 days prior to counts, with temperatures above 30 C observed with decreased emergence (R2 = 0.35). In the same year spikes in soil moisture interacted with Palmer amaranth emergence were those observed 11 days before each seedling enumeration date (R2 = 0.30). In 2014, with first common waterhemp emergence in April, a positive interaction to high soil temperature was initially observed followed by a positive interaction to minimum temperatures later in the season (R2 = 0.55). Spikes in soil moisture observed 2 weeks prior to emergence and weekly high temperatures 8 days prior to emergence were the best predictors of Palmer amaranth emergence in 2014 (R2 =0.37). Soil seed bank depletion was also estimated by comparing field emergence with greenhouse experiment results of soil seed bank estimation. Greater emergence of common waterhemp from the soil seed bank was observed in early tillage in 2013 and no-tillage in 2014 than late tillage, respectively; for Palmer amaranth, the greatest emergence from the soil seed bank was observed in no-tillage and late tillage in 2013, and no-tillage, in 2014. The emergence patterns observed in this research suggest that although common waterhemp and Palmer amaranth exhibit discontinuous emergence throughout the growing season, greater attention should be placed on managing peaks of emergence from late April to late July, which is critical to provide a foundation for early-season weed management. Furthermore, knowledge regarding the emergence patterns of common waterhemp and Palmer amaranth combined with monitoring environmental factors such as soil moisture and soil temperature may assist efforts for scouting fields to determine the likely presence of these weed species. The timing of viable postemergence herbicide options for control of glyphosate-resistant waterhemp and Palmer amaranth is critical and monitoring weather patterns to direct scouting efforts may improve the timeliness of these postemergence applications.
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Greinke, Daniel Cole. "FLUID FLOW CHARACTERIZATION IN RAPID PROTOTYPED COMMON ILIAC ARTERY ANEURYSM MOLDS." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2016. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1555.
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The goal of this project was to determine whether i) fused deposition modeling could be employed to manufacture molds for vascular constructs, ii) whether vascular constructs could be created from these molds, and iii) to verify practical equivalence between observed fluid velocities. Dye tracking was to be employed to characterize fluid velocity profiles through the in vitro vascular constructs, including a half-vessel model and a full vessel model of an iliac artery aneurysm. A PDMS half-vessel construct was manufactured, and the movement of dye through the construct was tracked by a cellphone camera. Thresholds were applied to each video in HSB or YUV mode in ImageJ, and analyzed to determine the velocity of the fluid through the construct. COMSOL simulations of the half-vessel were conducted for comparison to the empirical observations. Plots describing the flow velocities along the maximum streamline path length were generated, and a one sample t-test was conducted at a 5% significance level to determine whether there was a significant difference between velocity values obtained by dye tracking and the COMSOL simulations. It was determined that the empirical dye tracking trials failed to demonstrate agreement between the measured and predicted flow rates. A full vessel construct was not completed due to unforeseen time constraints.
Dye tracking was not determined to be reliable as a means of measuring the maximum velocity of fluid. Discrepancies between the empirical observations and the COMSOL simulation are discussed. The discrepancy was attributed to limitations in the experimental protocol; low frame rate, poor control over lighting conditions, and the subjectivity involved in image processing. Methods of improving upon the manufacturing and experimental protocols used for the half-vessel are proposed for future work, such as improving control over lighting conditions, choosing a camera with a higher frame rate, constructing a more stable fixture, exploring PIV. Additionally, the technical problems leading to the failure to complete the full vessel model are discussed, and changes in the manufacturing process are proposed to allow dissolution or removal of the aneurysm model.
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McGee, Chandra J. "Concentrations of Cadmium in Common Moose Browse in Maine." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2006. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/McGeeCJ2006.pdf.
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Miramontes, Loyd Lydia. "Fragmentation effects on fitness in five common prairie species /." View online, 2009. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131591861.pdf.
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Brooks, Kevin M. Keever Gary Jean. "Accelerated production of tree-form Crapemyrtle." Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2006/SPRING/Horticulture/Thesis/BROOKS_KEVIN_26.pdf.
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Thornton, Neil P. "The taming of London's commons /." Title page, contents and summary only, 1988. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09pht514.pdf.
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Liebrecht, Tanya. "Common sense : the logic of racism and political correctness /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09arl717.pdf.
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Jutkiewicz, Anna. "Worldwide accounting diversity and the need for common reporting standards /." Staten Island, N.Y. : [s.n.], 2007. http://library.wagner.edu/theses/business/2007/thesis_bus_2007_jutki_world.pdf.
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Sheinidashtegol, Pezhman. "Impact of DDoS Attack on the Three Common HypervisorS(Xen, KVM, Virtual Box)." TopSCHOLAR®, 2016. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1646.
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Cloud computing is a technology of inter-connected servers and resources that use virtualization to utilize the resources, flexibility, and scalability. Cloud computing is accessible through the network. This accessibility and utilization have its own benefit and drawbacks. Utilization and scalability make this technology more economic and affordable for even small businesses. Flexibility drastically reduces the risk of starting businesses. Accessibility allows cloud customers not to be restricted in a specific location until they could have access to the network, and in most cases through the internet.
These significant traits, however, have their own disadvantages. Easy accessibility makes it more convenient for the malicious user to have access to servers in the cloud. Virtualizations that come to existence by middleware software called Virtual Machine Managers (VMMs) or hypervisors come with different vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are adding to previously existed vulnerability of Networks and Operating systems and Applications. In this research we are trying to distinguish the most resistant Hypervisor between (Xen, KVM and Virtual Box) against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, an attempt to saturate victim’s resources making them unavailable to legitimate users, or shutting down the services by using more than one machine as attackers by targeting three different resources (Network, CPU, Memory). This research will show how hypervisors act differently under the same attacks and conditions.
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Murphy, Brian. "Managing for oak regeneration: The effects of six common treatments in southern Illinois." OpenSIUC, 2012. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/892.
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The current oak-hickory overstory that exists in the productive uplands of Southern Illinois is a result of a disturbance regime that lasted thousands of years. The species mix that is currently regenerating under this overstory is a consequence of the historic disturbance regime being severely altered in the last century. As the importance and value of the oak-hickory forest type is widely recognized, land managers seek effective ways to ensure the perpetuation of an oak-hickory component in future stands. Across its range, forest management activities are being implemented in an effort to promote oak, with mixed results. The current study was conducted in the eastern portion of the Shawnee National Forest on private land, with the exception of some Burn only and control stands which were located on Forest Service land. Treatments for these stands fell within five distinct groups: TSI, Burn, TSI/Burn, TSI/Harvest, TSI/Harvest/Burn, plus a control group. Data was collected on overstory, regeneration, and site characteristics. The change in height and abundance of oak seedlings across treatment groups was analyzed with an ANCOVA test. The competitive position of oak and hickory seedlings relative to all seedlings was analyzed with an ANOVA test. The results revealed that TSI only may actually put oak regeneration at a disadvantage, possibly because it only increases the amount of light enough to promote shade tolerant species. The TSI/Harvest/Burn group showed potential to increase the size and abundance of oak regeneration, suggesting the need for higher disturbance intensity in order to increase oak regeneration. When competitive position of oak and hickory seedlings were analyzed, the burn only group showed the greatest increase over the control group, reinforcing the idea that fire naturally selects for oak. Management activities should focus on using heavy disturbance to establish oak regeneration, then fire to ensure that they are competitive enough to eventually reach the overstory.
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Guy, Mary Jane. ""Common," "system, " "uniform, " and "efficient" as terms of art in the education articles of state constitutions : a philosophical foundation for the American common school /." Diss., This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-170334/.
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Korngold, Caleb Bosler. "Febrile Infants and Common Respiratory Viruses: Epidemiology and Clinical Implications." Yale University, 2009. http://ymtdl.med.yale.edu/theses/available/etd-03062009-075645/.
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Fever in infants younger than 2 months of age causes a significant number of emergency department visits and is particularly worrisome because of the potential for serious infection. Management of febrile infants is problematic because clinical observation is not a reliable indicator of serious bacterial illness (SBI), such as bacteremia, meningitis, and urinary tract infection (UTI). Numerous investigators have proposed methods of screening laboratory tests to ascertain the risk of SBI in febrile infants. These screening tests could potentially avoid the invasive and costly sepsis work-up, which usually includes complete blood count (CBC), blood culture, urinalysis, urine culture, and lumbar puncture. We conducted a prospective, cross-sectional study that examined the prevalence of rhinovirus (RV) and coronavirus (CoV), which are two of the most common causes of upper respiratory infections in the first year of life, and human metapneumovirus (hMPV), which is a common cause of bronchiolitis, in infants younger than 2 months of age. This study also examined whether febrile infants with RV were more or less likely to also have a SBI than infants without a viral respiratory infection. Methodology: Fever was defined as rectal temperatures greater than 37.9C or a historical fever greater than 100.3F. Nasal swabs were tested with reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rt-PCR) techniques for rhinoviruses (RV), human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and coronaviruses (CoV). Nasal samples were also tested for RSV, influenza A and B, parainfluenza types 1, 2 and 3, and adenovirus via direct fluorescent antibody (DFA). Conclusion: Rhinovirus (RV) was the most commonly detected respiratory viral pathogen in our cohort (14% out of 98 total enrolled patients). Coronovirus (CoV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) were both detected but in only one patient (1%) each. RV occurred predominantly in the summer (79%). This cohort of patients showed no difference between the incidence of serious bacterial illness (SBI) with and without RV infection (p=0.84).
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Spence, Jonathan. "Tradition and Change: Two Buddhisms in the Bible Belt Sharing Common Ground Through Adaptation." TopSCHOLAR®, 2014. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1441.
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This thesis examines how some American and Burmese forms of Buddhism in the Bible Belt today share common ground through a process of adaptation. Exploring tradition and change, I reveal how change often requires adaptation. Utilizing ethnographic research conducted in south central Kentucky and middle Tennessee, I argue that some Burmese and American forms of Buddhism in the Bible Belt experience change through three aspects of adaptation. These consist of reduction, syncretism, and preservation. I explore these three aspects through interviews and observations of immigrant Burmese Buddhist monks and American Buddhist meditation leaders. In doing so, I also examine the various ways in which the southern American landscapes affect change within traditional Burmese Buddhism through a process of Americanization. As a result of Theravada Buddhism’s relocation, change in Buddhism can also be seen in the American form, which is believed by many to becoming its own unique school of Buddhism. This can be found occurring in the regions of south central Kentucky and middle Tennessee. Preservation of tradition, an element of adaptation to Americanization, is a theme that frequently arose during my time spent at immigrant Burmese Buddhist temples and through interviews conducted with two ethnic Burmese Buddhist monks. The tendency to reduce Buddhism to a tradition of meditation was, on the other hand, a theme that came up in my conversations with two American meditation leaders. Their tendency to syncretize several schools of Buddhism is also explored. Being that the Buddhist subjects interviewed for this ethnography reside in the Bible Belt, their thoughts on Christianity and their interactions with Christians has also been included.
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Meyer, Abel Hermanus. "Common values and competitiveness within a corporate culture and performance model." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52167.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The utilisation of human capital and its impact on organisational performance must rank as one of the key managerial concerns III South Africa. The message from international competitive studies is clear: corporations become competitive when people and practices change. The global market has exposed the lack of competitive strength and effectiveness of South African corporations. Against this background, managing complex organisations in the private and public sector remains a daunting, pervasive and urgent task. By focusing on issues of organisational behaviour and global competitiveness, the study aims to contribute to the development of competitive (effective) corporations in South Africa. It is important to keep in mind that the present investigation was an exploratory study attempting to add to the body of knowledge about competitiveness. It aimed to enhance existing studies on global competitiveness and organisational effectiveness and open up possibilities for new management strategies and interventions as well as further research. In particular, it builds on previous work on the impact of organisational behaviour on performance. An extremely important development in the study of corporate culture has been proof that that the normative structure (corporate culture) has a significant impact on the performance of an organisation. Because of this impact, corporate culture has to be regarded as one of the key success factors in any corporation. Corporate culture is however no end in itself, but must be regarded as a hermeneutical key (interpretative) to corporate performance. The success of the corporation takes precedence over all other aspects of the organisation, even over its culture. The framework of corporate culture and competitiveness links patterns of behaviour and management practices with underlying assumptions, beliefs and values. It provides a clear description of the integrative mechanisms and dimensions of corporate culture and the way in which they impact on competitiveness. These behavioural factors are key determinants of organisational performance because of the close link between patterns of behaviour and underlying core values and beliefs. The model also defines the elements (people, change, projects, control) that need to be managed, as well as the traits (adaptability and innovation, mission, involvement, consistency) of the culture which determines the performance of the corporation. In terms of the corporate culture and competitiveness framework, the management activity of developing a set of common or core values is therefore a good starting point for any culture intervention strategy aimed at enhancing competitiveness (performance). A shared system of beliefs, values and symbols widely understood by an organisation's members has a positive impact on their ability to reach consensus and carry out coordinated actions. This impact, as well as the nature of the culture of the corporation has to be understood by everybody in the organisation. It also has to assist them in making sense of corporate life in such a manner that it creates opportunities for everyone to impact on the performance of the corporation.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die bestuur van menslike hulpbronne en die impak daarvan op organisatoriese prestasie is een van die kern bestuursvraagstukke in Suid-Afrika. Die internasionale boodskap oor mededingendheid is duidelik. Organisasies se mededingendheid verander wanneer mense en praktyke verander. Oor die algemeen vaar Suid-Afrikaanse organisasies redelik swak in die internasional mark weens 'n gebrek aan kompeterendheid en effektiwiteit. Dit is duidelik dat in hierdie lig, die bestuur van komplekse organisasies 'n uitdagende ontwykende maar dringende uitdaging aan bestuur is. Deur op organisatoriese gedrag en internasionale kompeterendheid te fokus, poog die studie om 'n bydrae te maak tot die ontwikkeling van kompeterende (effektiewe) organisasies in Suid-Afrika. Dit is belangrik om in gedagte te hou dat die studie van ondersoekende aard was en om daardeur verdere insig in kompeterendheid te verkry. Dit poog om by bestaande studies oor internasionale kompeterendheid en organisatoriese doeltreffendheid aan te sluit ten einde nuwe bestuursintervensies en strategië te ontwikkel en terselfdertyd rigting vir verdere navorsing aan te dui. Dit bou in besonder op vorige studies oor die impak van organisatoriese gedrag op doeltreffendheid. 'n Belangrike ontiwkkeling in die studie van korporatiewe kultuur was die bevinding dat die normatiewe struktuur (korporatiewe kultuur) 'n insiggewende impak op die prestasie van organisasies het. As gevolg van hierdie verhouding, moet korporatiewe kultuur as een van die sleutel sukses faktore in enige organisasie beskou word. Korporatiewe kultuur bly egter altyd slegs 'n middel tot die bereiking van doelwitte en nooit as die doel self nie. Dit moet daarom beskou word as 'n hermeneutiese (verklarende) sleutel tot organisatoriese doeltreffendheid. Die prestasie van enige organisasie moet voorkeur geniet bo all ander aspekte van die organisasie, selfs die korporatiewe kultuur. Die raamwerk van korporatiewe kultuur en doeltreffendheid verklaar die interaksie tussen die onderafdelings van kultuur en die organisasie se doeltreffendheid. Die aannames, oortuigings en waardesisteme van 'n organisasie vorm die basis van 'n stel bestuurspraktyke en gedragspatrone. Hierdie gedragspatrone is sleutelfaktore tot organisasie doeltreffendheid as gevolg van die noue verband tussen die gedrag en die onderliggende waardesisteem. Die raamwerk identifiseer die elemente (mense, verandering, projekte en kontrole) as die elemente wat bestuur moet word, sowel as vier meganismes (betrokkenheid, aanpasbaarheid en vernuwing/innovasie, konsekwentheid en doelgerigtheid/rigtingaanwysing) van kultuur wat die doeltreffendheid van die organisasie bepaal. Korporatiewe kultuurintervensie strategië, gemik op prestasieverbetering, behoort in terme van die korporatiewe kultuur en doeltreffendheidsraamwerk by die ontwikkeling van 'n stel gedeelde of kernwaardes te begin. 'n Gedeelde sisteem van oortuiginge, waardes en simbole wat deur alle lede van die organisasie verstaan en aanvaar word, sal 'n sterk en positiewe uitwerking op die vermoë om konsensus en gekoordineerde optrede te bereik, hê. Hierdie uitwerking asook die aard van die kultuur van die organisasie moet deur almal in die organisasie verstaan word. Dit moet hulle ook in staat stel om die organisasie se keuse van prioriteite te verstaan en daardeur geleenthede vir almal te skep om 'n impak op die doeltreffendheid van die organisasie te hê.
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McCune, Timothy J. "The population problem : moving beyond the Ehrlich-Commoner debate /." Available to subscribers only, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1240700421&sid=16&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Hammond, Christopher Allan Moanikeala. "A Demographic and Landscape Analysis for Common Loons in Northwest Montana." The University of Montana, 2008. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-04242008-130448/.
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Understanding the relationship between a species important vital rates and how they respond to environmental factors is essential for developing appropriate conservation strategies. Historically, breeding populations of common loons existed across much of the northwestern United States, but that area of distribution within the lower 48 states has been significantly reduced. Montana still has the largest breeding population of common loons in the western continental United States, averaging 40-70 territorial pairs annually. Most research to date on loon population dynamics, habitat use, and response to disturbance was conducted in much larger populations of the Midwest and Northeast United States and did not account for individual vital rate importance. Recent sensitivity analysis showed that fecundity was the vital rate had the most influence on the population growth rate in common loons. Therefore, I designed my research to evaluate the relationships between disturbance (as measured by the number of houses, resorts, and campgrounds in relation to lake size), habitat, intraspecific interactions and territory occupancy and reproduction. I used occupancy models to explore the dynamics underlying occupancy of potential lakes. I observed that landscape scale effects were important to occupancy of loon territories. The abundance of feeding lakes and the number of territorial pairs within 10 km were equally important for explaining probabilities of occupancy. I suggest managers protect both occupied, as well as, unoccupied lakes, especially when in close proximity to clusters of territorial pairs and feeding lakes. I observed that lake scale effects were more important to reproductive potential than landscape scale effects. I found a significant negative relationship with islands and a significant positive relationship with shoreline complexity on reproduction. Shoreline disturbance did not appear important when compared to other factors, but there are factors associated with Montanas outreach and education program that probably affected this result. For increasing reproduction I suggest managers continue current management activities, but include a greater focus on protecting nesting habitat on lakes without islands. I also suggest managers continue to mitigate for disturbance while exploring other ways to evaluate the effects of disturbance on occupancy and reproduction.
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Wang, Mimi Cheng-Yin. "The global commons : tragedy or apocalypse? /." Title page, abstract and contents only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09arw2461.pdf.
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Wagner, Wencke M. "Diagnostic imaging of the normal common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06282005-111803/.
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De, Witt Sarel Jacobus. "Selecting common stocks for investment by utilising the Graham-Buffett contrarian focus value investment approach." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85262.
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Theses (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2007.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study project concentrated on the investment approach of one individual that consistently achieved above average investment returns over a period of fifty years and became the second richest person in America primarily through the use of his unique investment skill and philosophy. He managed to increase a $100 personal investment in 1956 into a personal net worth of $46 billion in 2006. This person is Warren Buffett, and the primary goal of the study project was to integrate and summarise the main features of his investment approach and philosophy as described in the many books, articles and essays written about him . The study project further strove to use findings from contemporary scientific works to support and validate the scientific soundness of his investment approach and principles. Finally, the investment approach and techniques described in the study project were used to systematically analyse and select a common stock for future investment. In the author's opinion, the study project was successful at identifying and highlighting the essential principles of Warren Buffett's investment approach . The investment framework presented in Chapter 3 could serve as a guideline for an investor to apply Buffett's investment approach in a systematic manner. The framework was successfully utilized by the author to analyse and identify a so-called "Buffett company" that was trading at a significant discount to its underlying value. A hypothetical purchase decision by an investor in this company's common stock would have yielded a significant return on investment over the long term. An investor that had knowledge of this investment framework at the time could have "spotted" this opportunity and capitalised on it. The above conclusion assumed that this hypothetical investor had been operating within the same "circle of competence" as the author. What might seem "simple" or "logical" to one investor, might seem completely complex or irrational to another. In the author's opinion, Buffett's unique "circle of competence" is the missing "ingredient" to his success formula. A person's "circle of competence" evolves as a result of the unique blending of that person's knowledge, experience, personality, attitude, intelligence and external influences. It is thus unique to an individual and almost impossible to duplicate by others. Buffett's "circle of competence" could be viewed as his durable competitive advantage that gave him the insight to invest successfully. To lend credibility to the merits of Buffett's approach, the author presented scientific literature that supported Buffett's investment principles. Many of Buffett's principles were related to concepts that were named differently, but essentially had the same meaning. It appeared that Buffett's investment success stemmed from integrating and utilizing these concepts in an effective and coherent way, consistent with his "circle of competence" principle.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studieprojek fokus op die beleggingsbenadering van 'n individu wat konstant oor 'n tydperk van vyftig jaar bogemiddelde beleggingsopbrengste behaal het. Hy het deur sy unieke beleggingsvermoens en filosofie die tweede rykste man in Amerika geword. Hy het dit reggekry om 'n $100 persoonlike belegging in 1956 te vermeerder na 'n persoonlike nettobatewaarde van $46 biljoen in 2006. Sy naam is Warren Buffett en die primere doel van hierdie studie is om die belangrikste kenmerke van sy beleggingsbenadering en filosofie, soos beskryf in vele boeke, artikels en verhandelings te integreer en op te som. Hierdie studie streef ook om van kontemporere wetenskaplike bevindings gebruik te maak om te bewys en te ondersteun dat sy beleggingsbenadering wetenskaplik gegrond is. Daarna is hierdie beleggingsbenadering en tegnieke prakties gebruik in die stelselmatige analise en seleksie van 'n gewone aandeel vir 'n moontlike toekomstige belegging. Volgens die skrywer se mening slaag hierdie studie daarin om die belangrikste beginsels van Buffett se beleggingsbenadering te identifiseer en uit te lig. Die beleggingsraamwerk in Hoofstuk 3 kan dien as 'n riglyn vir 'n belegger om Buffett se beleggingsbeginsels stelselmatig toe te pas. Hierdie beleggingsraamwerk is suksesvol deur die skrywer toegepas om 'n sogenaamde "Buffett maatskappy", wat verhandel het teen 'n aansienlike afslag tot sy onderliggende waarde, te analiseer en te identifiseer. 'n Hipotetiese aankoopbesluit deur 'n belegger van hierdie maatskappy se gewone aandele sou oor die lang termyn 'n beduidende opbrengs gelewer het. 'n Belegger wat kennis gedra het van hierdie beleggingsraamwerk kon die beleggingsmoontlikheid ge"identifiseer het en so daarop gekapitaliseer het. Die bogenoemde gevolgtrekking veronderstel dat die hipotetiese belegger binne dieselfde "kring van bevoegdheid" as die skrywer funksioneer. Wat logies en eenvoudig vir een belegger voorkom, Iyk dalk totaal kompleks en irrasioneel vir 'n ander. Na die skrywer se mening is Buffett se unieke insigte en vermoens (kring van bevoegdheid) die ontbrekende bestanddeel tot sy suksesformule. 'n Persoon se "kring van bevoegdheid" ontwikkel as gevolg van 'n unieke vermenging van daardie persoon se kennis, ervarings, persoonlikheid/ houding, intelligensievlak en eksterne invloede. Dit is dus uniek tot elke individu en bykans onmoontlik om deur 'n ander te dupliseer. Buffett se "kring van bevoegdheid" kan dus gesien word as sy volhoubare kompeterende voordeel wat aan hom die insig verskaf om suksesvol te belê. Om geloofwaardigheid aan Buffett se benadering te verleen, het die skrywer wetenskaplike literatuur verskaf wat sy beleggingsbeginsels ondersteun. Baie van Buffett se beginsels stem ooreen met reeds bestaande konsepte, slegs met ander benamings. Dit wil voorkom of Buffett se beleggingssukses uitvloei vanaf sy integrasie en gebruik van hierdie konsepte in 'n doelmatige en samehangende manier, wat verenigbaar met sy "kring van bevoegdheid" beginsel is.
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Hustedde, Nicholas Victor. "Optimum® GAT® Concepts: Herbicide Combinations for Foliar and Residual Weed Control in Soybean and Corn." OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/604.
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Field and greenhouse research was conducted in 2009 and 2010 on herbicide applications enabled by the integration of Optimum GAT crop traits providing for resistance to glyphosate and certain ALS-inhibiting herbicides. The herbicide concepts were evaluated for control of several winter and summer annual weed species, as well as the effect of the resulting weed control on grain yield of Optimum GAT soybean. The combination of chlorimuron + rimsulfuron did not provide sufficient efficacy on the winter annual grass species little barley and annual bluegrass. Factors contributing the sub-lethal activity include: 1) a relatively low inherent sensitivity of the species to these herbicides, 2) a significant reduction in herbicide efficacy with increases in weed plant height, and 3) a lack of herbicide enhancement with more aggressive foliar adjuvants. The tank-mixture of glyphosate with chlorimuron + rimsulfuron was frequently necessary to achieve a maximum herbicide activity above 90% on annual bluegrass and little barley. Optimum GAT herbicide treatments including chlorimuron + rimsulfuron + flumioxazin in field experiments provided the greatest control of horseweed and common waterhemp in glyphosate-susceptible and -resistant populations. The addition of chlorimuron + rimsulfuron to glyphosate and 2,4-D improved horseweed control above glyphosate and 2,4-D applied alone even as weed height increased with applications made closer to soybean planting. However, removal of competitive vegetation with herbicide combinations including chlorimuron + rimsulfuron selected for emergence of ALS-resistant common waterhemp. Inclusion of flumioxazin with chlorimuron + rimsulfuron was beneficial for control of common waterhemp when applied 7 days before planting. However, chlorimuron + rimsulfuron + flumioxazin provided only 80% control of common waterhemp in a glyphosate-resistant population which demonstrates opportunity for improvement in herbicide concepts enabled by Optimum GAT. Grain yield of Optimum GAT soybean was greatest for herbicide treatments which provided effective weed management throughout the growing season which were the herbicide treatments applied the closest to soybean planting (7 days before planting). Optimum GAT herbicide concepts for corn include chlorimuron + thifensulfruon + tribenuron, chlorimuron + rimsulfuron, and rimsulfuron + tribenuron + mesotrione. These herbicides provided similar to slightly increased control of annual morningglory (Ipomoea spp.) in comparison to glyphosate alone. The addition of atrazine increased the consistency of control of annual morningglory for any herbicide treatment with additional residual activity at 28 days after treatment. Optimum GAT enabled herbicide concepts can improve control of some problematic weed species, including some glyphosate-resistant weed populations, compared to current herbicide tactics that rely primarily on glyphosate for weed control in commercial glyphosate-resistant soybean and corn. However, the integration of postemergence soybean herbicides beyond the ALS chemistry is necessary to provide a broader spectrum of weed control when considering the challenges of managing both glyphosate- and ALS-resistant weed species that are becoming more frequent in commercial fields.
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Powell, David Keith. "Interaction of Postemergence Herbicides with Glyphosate in Soybeans." OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/605.
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Field and greenhouse experiments were conducted in 2008, 2009, and 2010 to evaluate the efficacy of glyphosate combined with other broadleaf herbicides on herbicide-resistant and -susceptible weeds in Illinois. In the field, the addition of lactofen or fomesafen to glyphosate provided the greatest consistency and control of problematic target weeds including common waterhemp and giant ragweed. Applications of glyphosate tank-mixtures at EPOST provided 10% greater control of giant ragweed compared with the same treatments at POST. The addition of a tank-mix herbicide with glyphosate provided the greatest impact on weed control when applied to glyphosate-resistant common waterhemp with control increasing by 67% compared with glyphosate applied alone. The addition of a tank-mix herbicide with glyphosate had little impact on control of PPO-resistant and herbicide-susceptible common waterhemp. Generally, the addition of an adjuvant to herbicide mixtures with glyphosate did not influence weed control 14 DAT compared with no additional adjuvant. However, the addition of PO-HSOC and SO-HSOC to glyphosate tank-mixtures containing fomesafen and cloransulam increased annual morningglory control compared with no additional adjuvant. In the greenhouse, PPO-inhibiting herbicides (fomesafen, lactofen, flumiclorac, fluthiacet) applied with glyphosate resulted in additive and antagonistic responses depending on the PPO-inhibitor used and the common waterhemp biotype. Generally, glyphosate tank-mixtures applied to PPO-resistant and herbicide-susceptible common waterhemp biotypes resulted in a greater frequency of antagonism than that of a glyphosate-resistant biotype. The efficacy of glyphosate tank-mixtures was also influenced by environmental conditions shortly before and after the herbicide application. Glyphosate tank-mixtures usually resulted in greater efficacy on common waterhemp when applied at 24 C with 75% RH than at 32 C with 40% RH, regardless of tank-mix herbicide or common waterhemp biotype. Although this research supports an improvement in control of glyphosate-resistant common waterhemp with the addition of PPO-inhibiting herbicides to glyphosate, the overall herbicide efficacy was still somewhat variable with evidence for environmental conditions that may alter efficacy of the tank mixtures. Thus, the use of preemergence, soil residual herbicides are still justified to reduce reliance on these postemergence herbicide mixtures for weed control in soybean and ultimately deter further selection of common waterhemp populations resistant to glyphosate and PPO-inhibiting herbicides.
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Snell, Jeffry Benton. "The relationship between the Anxiety Sensitivity Index and two common measures of heartbeat perception." Full text available online (restricted access), 2000. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/Snell.pdf.
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Keach, James E. "Resistance to common bunt in the USDA Aegilops tauschii collection." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Fall2009/j_keach_112009.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in crop science)--Washington State University, December 2009.Title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 12, 2010). "Department of Crop and Soil Sciences." Includes bibliographical references.