Language, Modern

The assessment and treatment of language delay is awidely discussed topic among speech-language pathologists.Language delay is defined as a child

Biology, Plant Physiology

The four objectives of this study were to: 1) Determine the usefulness of the plastochron index (PI) in S-deficiency studies in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris var. Bush); 2) Characterize the early onset of sulfur (S) deficiency; 3) Determine if higher light exacerbates S deficiency symptoms; and 4) Determine if glutathione (GSH) limitation is associated with onset of S deficiency symptoms.The PI can decrease variability in data, yet few physiological studies have employed it because stress often disru...

Information Science

This report discusses my internship experiences at FigLeaf Software in Washington, DC, where I worked as a technicalwriter during the summer of 2001. In the report, I describe theyoung, rapid-development environment in which I worked, my majortasks and projects, and a significant project that I completedduring my internship. During this project, I faced manychallenges in developing the company

Urban and Regional Planning

The purpose of this analytical case study is to explorethe political economy of stadium construction and the urbangrowth strategy and redevelopment scheme that occurred inCincinnati covering the years from 1993 to 2003. This case studywas developed to provide an integrated view of the historical,social, economic, and political forces that defined theconditions in which this strategy was embedded within the classfactions of the dominant. Information gathered to develop thisstudy included mainstre...

Theater

The purpose of this thesis is to use Aeschylus

and Development; Sociology, Demography

The purpose of this study was to examine normativefamily solidarity as self-reported on a questionnaire in settingsthat were defined as either rural or urban in nature. MainlyCaucasian middle-class families who resided in either HamiltonCounty or Preble County in southwestern Ohio were sent theNormative Family Solidarity Index questionnaire. This instrumentis designed to measure an individual family member

Literature, Latin American

This thesis compares four decadent or protodecadent findu siècle novels (Sin rumbo (1885), De sobremesa (1896),Dionysis (1904) and El ángel de la sombra (1926)) written inXIX century Latin America from a narratological perspective.Beginning with a discussion of the methodology used and itstheoretical ramifications, this study proceeds to project ageneric minimal story for the genre, followed by an outline ofthe fundamental character types that includes a discussion ofleit motif...

Literature, Latin American

Based on the preponderance of historical facts thathave mainly men as protagonists, this study seeks to recover thevoice of women and their role in relation to the History ofNicaragua, specifically during the sandinista Revolution of 1979.From the novel by Rosario Aguilar, we will analyze and interpreteach woman s story and establish a relationship between the womenand each participating organization during and after the strikeof the sandinista Revolution. We will also determine how Aguilartries...

Literature, English

The thirty poems selected for this thesis were writtenduring my two years in the Graduate Poetry Workshop and reflectwhat I feel are the aesthetics of both meaningful and accessiblepoetry. Roughly half of the poems are written in free verse whilethe other half are written in traditional metered forms.Thematically, the poems reflect personal experiences, includingrelationships within my family, most specifically my relationshipwith my late grandmother, encounters with nature, and theadventures of...

Recent evidence indicates that cold weather has beenending earlier each year in Michigan, which appears to beallowing Peromyscus leucopus to displace P. maniculatus from theLower Peninsula. P. leucopus in northern Michigan may breedearlier in the spring than P. maniculatus when winters end early.If winters are long, maniculatus have greater overwintersurvivorship. The species with the greater relative abundance inthe spring may have an advantage in establishing and maintaininghome ranges. I foun...

Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife

Several investigators have documented a negativedensity-area relationship (i.e. higher population densities insmaller fragments) for Peromyscus leucopus (the white-footedmouse). The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if highdensities of P. leucopus are consistent among seasons and ifhigher densities may be due to greater reproduction, as a resultof higher food availability, in small than large fragments.Observations of nest box use suggest that relative density andreproduction in small and...

The purpose of this report is to describe myresponsibilities and participation in projects during mysix-month internship, June 3, 2002 to December 3, 2002, with theTennessee Valley Authority. For the first ten weeks, I internedwith TVA through the sponsoring internship organization JointInstitute of Energy and the Environment / Southern AppalachianMan and Biosphere Program (JIEE/SAMAB) which focused onenvironmental decision-making. I hosted a seminar as well asparticipated in each intern

Educational Psychology

The purpose of this paper is to investigate (a) theacceptability of various treatments for depression as rated byteachers and students, (b) perceptions of responsibility for thedevelopment and treatment of depression, and (c) perceptions ofwho or what could help depressed adolescents. A written casevignette, which described a 15-year-old male or female with MajorDepression, was used as the stimulus. Forty-three 10th gradestudents and twenty-three teachers participated in the study. Aquestionnair...

Biology, Zoology

Sexual selection occurs through female choice, scramblecompetition and contest competition for mates. I investigated therelative importance of these mechanisms in determiningreproductive success of male meadow voles (Microtuspennsylvanicus). Spatial ability and dominance rank were measuredas traits believed to be selected by scramble and contestcompetition, respectively. Spatial ability and dominance rank ofmales were determined using water maze and neutral-arena trials,respectively. Males that ...

Engineering, Chemical

A study employing laboratory-scale repulping wasconducted to characterize the relationship between specificrepulping parameters and chloroform generation from sodiumhypochlorite repulping. The sodium hypochlorite repulping wasconducted on highly printed paper towel broke samples. Theexperiments carried out conformed to a three-factor responsesurface design. The three repulping parameters studied were pH,temperature, and chemical dosage. Results from the responsesurface design indicated that high...

Chemistry, Analytical

The first two projects describe new applications offlow injection capillary electrophoresis (CE). The first studyfocuses on the determination of lactate or oxalate using injectedlactate oxidase (LO) and peroxidase with UV detection. Tworeactions, catalyzed by (LO) and peroxidase, are initiated by asingle injection of the enzymes and the substrate2,2

Language, General

In this report, I discuss my internship with Write onthe Edge, Inc., (WOTE). WOTE is a small technical communicationconsulting company in Vista, California. WOTE currently has aboutfive clients; however, Hewlett-Packard (HP) generates most ofWOTE

The purpose of this study was to deconstruct therepresentations of women

Biology, Ecology

Insect-parasite interactions and their possible effectson the surrounding community are rarely studied in the context ofa natural environment. Typically, studies examine the effect ofparasitic infections under controlled conditions often varyingone condition at a time with respect to infection. While thesestudies are important for isolating the effects parasites exerton insects, they may provide only limited insight to the actualhost-parasite interaction as they occur in a natural setting whenbo...

Literature, Medieval

The unique question my thesis addresses can be statedthusly: Why does physiognomy appear

Biology, Microbiology

This study used 16S and 23S rRNA sequence data forphylogenetic analysis of the heterocystous cyanobacteria.Twenty-eight strains of cyanobacteria were cultured in thelaboratory; DNA was extracted; the 16S and 23S ribosomal RNAgenes amplified by PCR, cloned, and sequenced. Parsimony,distance and maximum likelihood analysis of the 16S and 23S datasupports the monophyly of the heterocystous cyanobacteria.Subsection V cyanobacteria are also supported as a monophyleticclade, embedded within Subsection...

; Health Sciences, Ophthalmology

Two experiments were designed to examine the influenceof context on fine orientation discrimination performance. InExperiment 1, judgments about a center grating were impaired inthe presence of vertical sinusoidally-modulated surroundscontaining the same spatial frequency (SF) and contrast as thecenter. When center and surround were out-of-phase, separated bya gap of mean luminance, or unmatched in SF, performance remainedat control levels. In Experiment 2, center and surround wereabutting and c...

I describe the experience of a seven month internshipat Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm. Aullwood is located inSouthwest Ohio outside the city of Dayton. It was established in1957 when Marie S. Aull gave the land to the National AudubonSociety to open a nature center for people to enjoy the beauty ofthe land. The 120 acre farm was added in 1962 and is a workingorganic farm. My internship focused on teaching natural historyand organic/sustainable agriculture programs to school groups. Iwas also ...

Chemistry, Analytical

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The decision to obtain food can affect the fitness ofan animal. Theory suggests that the present state of an animalmay affect whether or not an animal performs a given behavior. Ifound that hungry wolf spiders (Pardosa milvina) were significantly more active and demonstrated a greaterpropensity to forage than spiders that were well-fed. Thisincreased activity is predicted to result in higher rates ofmortality due to predation. SinceP. milvinais known to respond to chemical cues left by other org...

Political Science, General

This essay has a dual objective. First, it aims toprovide a formal definition of non-coercive politics (NCP), anddiscuss some implications of the concept. Second, it evaluatesthree political alternatives in terms of each theory

Riparian forests are often the primary source of foresthabitat in agricultural landscapes. I assessed the diversity ofweb spiders in riparian forests and hedgerows of SW Ohio. Sampleswere taken at the stream edge, in the center, and at theagricultural edge of riparian forests of three width classes(thin: 15-30m, medium: 45-60m, wide: >80m). Rarefaction andANOVA compared diversity among forest types, and among theagriculture edge, center and stream edge. DetrendedCorrespondence Analysis co...

In order to fulfill the requirements for a Master ofEnvironmental Science at Miami University, this report outlinesmy work experience as a project engineer at A. Morton Thomas andAssociates, Inc. (AMT), a civil engineering consulting firm inRockville, Maryland. This report describes the role of the civilengineer in land development and the progressive phases of thedevelopment projects at AMT. The project phases,responsibilities, and tasks that were typical of these projectsare detailed through t...

This dissertation involves research in three majordomains of chemical education as partial fulfillment of therequirements for the Ph.D. program in chemistry at MiamiUniversity with a major emphasis on chemical education, andconcurrent study in organic chemistry. Unit I, Development andAssessment of a Column Chromatography Laboratory Activity,addresses the domain of Instructional Materials Development andTesting. This unit outlines the process of developing apublishable laboratory activity, testi...

Computer Science

In January of 2000, I accepted a full-time positionwith Dell Inc. (formerly known as Dell Computer Corporation)located in Austin, Texas. This report describes the first18-months of my tenure at Dell and focuses on a major project Icompleted during this time. I began this project in January 2001and completed it in March 2001. The other chapters in this reportprovide a description of Dell Inc., an overview of my internshipand my major and minor writing projects, an analysis of theproblem-solving m...

Theater

This thesis consists of three sections, each looking atvarious receptions of Frank Wedekind

Environmental Sciences

Clermont County is located in the southwestern part ofOhio, bordering Kentuck. The Office of Environmental Quality(OEQ) is responsible for monitoring and characterizing theprocess that impact the environment environmental conditionswithin Clermont County. I undertook a practicum with OEQ workingas a research consultant on a stormwater project from October2002 to March 2003. The project involved formulating stormwatermanagement programs for areas that were not covered by the PhaseI rules and othe...

Environmental Sciences

I completed an internship within the AvicultureDepartment at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. My primaryresponsibilities included the care of penguins and theirexhibits, while simultaneously gaining experience in the care ofvarious other species of birds. In addition to my zoo-keepingresponsibilities, I was given the task of conducting a dailyeducational talk to the zoo visitors about penguins. I alsoparticipated in three research projects being conducted at thezoo. My involvement with t...

Biology, Ecology

This thesis examined how urbanization affects riparianbird communities along an urban gradient during different lifehistory stages using a multi-scale approach. I examined patternsof habitat use by birds at the local and landscape level duringthe 2002 spring migratory and summer breeding season at 71riparian plots along an urban gradient. As development increased,riparian woodlands tended to be narrower and composed of fewernative trees and shrubs. Seasonal differences were observed forbird abun...

Chemistry, Organic

A general, convenient route to enetriyne naturalproducts, exemplified by several Fistulina hepatica metabolites,has been developed. The method is advantageous for the synthesisof conjugated polyynes as compared to traditional methods. Thesynthetic scheme is highlighted by the coupling of a triyne andalkenyl halide segment by a modified Stille reaction. Threeenetriynes were synthesized for comparison with natural productsisolated from F. hepatica shake cultures. The scope and utilityof the reacti...

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This report presents a brief overview of the technicalcommunication internship that I performed at Baker HillCorporation (Baker Hill) in Carmel, Indiana, from February 17through June 1, 2003. In Chapter 1 of this report, I introduceBaker Hill, describe the company s culture and structure, andexplain the type of work that I performed. In Chapter 2, Idescribe a few of the main projects that I completed, includingClient Advisor tool tips, Online Resources, and the EstimateManager Procedures documen...

To satisfy one of the requirements for the Master ofTechnical and Scientific Communication (MTSC) degree from MiamiUniversity, I performed a 16-week internship with Jenzabar, ahigher education software provider in Cincinnati, Ohio. Thepurpose of this internship report is to report on and analyze theimportance of effective communication in a newly merged company.The internship consisted of one major project in which PaulAnderson

Chemistry, Biochemistry

Arabidopsis is predicted to contain three mitochondrialisozymes of glyoxalase II. The goals of this study were toestablish if indeed Arabidopsis mitochondria contain multipleglyoxalase II isozymes and if so, to determine their mature aminotermini. Mitochondrial localization of glyoxalase II isozymes wasconfirmed using western blots of protein fractionated from B.oleracea tissues. Five mitochondrial protein spots cross-reactedwith the GLX 2-5 antibody. The identity of GLX 2-1 wasestablished by co...

Political Science, General

Many scholars point to the Supreme Court decision ofINS v. Chadha (1983) as a prime example of a Court decision thatwas not fully and faithfully implemented. In this case, there isincontrovertible evidence that Congress discounted theCourt

In this study, a low temperature catalytic oxidationprocess was investigated for the oxidation of dimethyl sulfideusing titania-based catalysts. TiO2 catalysts doped with vanadiawere made using a wet incipient method and a flame synthesismethod. The catalysts were characterized using XRD, Ramanspectroscopy and BET surface area analysis to study the TiO2phase transition as functions of calcination temperature and V/Timass ratio. A flow reactor was used to investigate theperformance of the catalys...

Speech Pathology

Emergent literacy is considered an important componentin academic development because it is a prerequisite to laterreading and writing skills. The purpose of this investigation wasto determine which of the following emergent literacy factorssignificantly predicted spelling abilities in first gradestudents: (a) correct number of speech sounds, (b) readingabilities, (c) phonological awareness skills, (d) parental(caregiver) education level, (e) socioeconomic status, (f) age,(g) teacher/classroom, ...

Environmental Sciences

As a requirement of earning a Master of EnvironmentalScience degree, I interned with the Environmental/GeneralServices division of the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department ofHealth in Fort Wayne, Indiana from December 10, 2001 to June 10,2002. During my internship I was responsible for determining theenvironmental source of poisoning for children poisoned with leadas well providing parents and landowners with suggestions toeliminate the found sources. In addition, I was designated as theIndoor Air...

Environmental Sciences

My internship with Pea Island National Wildlife Refugeprimarily focused on public-use activities. I presented anddeveloped educational programs, lead tours, staffed specialevents, provided nature interpretation, and assisted with visitorcenter operations. In addition to public-use activities, Iperformed building, public-use area, and hurricane maintenanceduties. I also participated in the turtle volunteer program, ablack bear population study, and brown pelican banding. Thisinternship has given ...

Language, Rhetoric and Composition

The purpose of this dissertation is to propose thatexploratory thinking (or the use of wonder) can serve as aneffective alternative to exclusive thinking and improve thefunctioning of critical reason within ideological frameworks. Inthe first half, I explore the ways in which current ideals andvalues in America

Geology; Geochemistry

The Owyhee Plateau (OWP) is an intermontane basaltplateau located at the nexus of the Snake River Plain (SRP) andOregon Plateau/High Lava Plains (OP/HLP) volcanic provinces,which has been the locus of nearly continuous basaltic magmatismsince 17 Ma. Between 17-11 Ma, generally evolved basaltic lavasrelated to the Steens flood basalt event and Oregon-Idaho Graben(OIG) volcanism were erupted around the extending margins of theOWP. Beginning 11 Ma, less differentiated olivine tholeiites wereerupted...

Biology, Botany

This dissertation consists of three chapters thatdetail a plant molecular systematics study undertaken in theDepartment of Botany Ph.D. program at Miami University. Chapter1, Introduction to the Eriocaulaceae Martinov, provides a briefintroduction to the Eriocaulaceae, a monocot family of 11 generaand approximately 1,200 species that is distinguished by acharacteristic compact raceme that resembles the capitulum commonin the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). Although the Eriocaulaceaeis considered ...

I participated in two different internships. During myfirst internship, I conducted forest pest management research forthe Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,Virginia. I researched the growth response of eastern hemlocks,Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr, to populations of hemlock woollyadelgid (HWA), Adelgis tsugae Annand (Homoptera: Adelgidae). HWAdensity was compared to radial growth and new shoot growth ofinfested eastern hemlocks. Linear regression analyses showedstatistically s...

Health Sciences, Speech Pathology

This study investigated the relationship betweencategorization tasks and neuropsychological measures in patientswith traumatic brain injury enrolled in post acuterehabilitation. Subjects were administered all of the measures atthe beginning of the study and at the end of the study twelveweeks later. Subjects were randomly assigned into two groups, anexperimental group which received a systematic categorizationtraining program and a control group. Results indicate thatseveral of the neuropsycholo...

France is a country that has not yet fully integratedits colonial past into its national identity, especially withregards to immigration. The unwillingness to do so creates anoverly idealistic vision of French history, which hindersFrance

Sciences

This study examines local views on forest resources byresidents of Makwasinyi and Jora at Mt. Kasigau, southeast Kenya,and asks: 1) how do the residents view their landscape and thedistribution of different land cover types; 2) what kinds offorest resources do the residents obtain from their mappedlandscape? Between May and August 2002, I carried outparticipatory mapping sessions, focal group interviews, transectwalks across firewood sites, and observations of people