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"Plucking Roses from a Cabbage Patch": Class Dynamics in Progressive Era Louisville as understood through the Contested Relationship of Mary Bass and Alice Hegan Rice
Title
"Plucking Roses from a Cabbage Patch": Class Dynamics in Progressive Era Louisville as understood through the Contested Relationship of Mary Bass and Alice Hegan Rice
Author
Hardman, James
Date Created
2016
Description
In 1901, Alice Hegan Rice, a wealthy socialite reformer, published the novel Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch which dealt her experiences working with the poor. By the end of 1902 her novel had become a national phenomenon and finished the decade a...
"Plucking Roses from a Cabbage Patch": Class Dynamics in Progressive Era Louisville as understood through the Contested Relationship of Mary Bass and Alice Hegan Rice
Title
"Plucking Roses from a Cabbage Patch": Class Dynamics in Progressive Era Louisville as understood through the Contested Relationship of Mary Bass and Alice Hegan Rice
Author
Hardman, James
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
American literature, History
Description
In 1901, Alice Hegan Rice, a wealthy socialite reformer, published the novel Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch which dealt her experiences working with the poor. By the end of 1902 her novel had become a national phenomenon and finished the decade a...
"Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
Title
"Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
Author
Greene, Mary-Elizabeth
Date Created
2016
Description
In this study, current research on writing self-efficacy—"confidence that one can perform successfully in a particular domain" (Bruning 25)—and data from a local survey of first-year college students, or freshmen, is used to examine dispositions t...
"Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
Title
"Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
Author
Greene, Mary-Elizabeth
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education, Higher, Adult education, Social sciences--Research
Description
In this study, current research on writing self-efficacy—"confidence that one can perform successfully in a particular domain" (Bruning 25)—and data from a local survey of first-year college students, or freshmen, is used to examine dispositions t...
3D Printing of Metamaterials with Conductive Elements
Title
3D Printing of Metamaterials with Conductive Elements
Author
Tuttle, Geoffrey
Date Created
2016
Description
To fulfill their engineered purpose, resonant metamaterials require arrays of complex three-dimensional geometries composed of non-conductive dielectrics and highly conductive materials. In order to create these geometries, 3D printers must be abl...
3D Printing of Metamaterials with Conductive Elements
Title
3D Printing of Metamaterials with Conductive Elements
Author
Tuttle, Geoffrey
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Materials science
Description
To fulfill their engineered purpose, resonant metamaterials require arrays of complex three-dimensional geometries composed of non-conductive dielectrics and highly conductive materials. In order to create these geometries, 3D printers must be abl...
A Beginning-to-End System for Efficiently Gathering Tracking Data on Multiple Targets
Title
A Beginning-to-End System for Efficiently Gathering Tracking Data on Multiple Targets
Author
Rice, Lance
Date Created
2016
Description
Multi-object tracking in video has the potential for broad applicability, from analyzing division-of-labor within biological networks such as insects, to surveillance and traffic monitoring. Despite any potential the field of multiple object track...
A Beginning-to-End System for Efficiently Gathering Tracking Data on Multiple Targets
Title
A Beginning-to-End System for Efficiently Gathering Tracking Data on Multiple Targets
Author
Rice, Lance
Date Created
2016
Description
Multi-object tracking in video has the potential for broad applicability, from analyzing division-of-labor within biological networks such as insects, to surveillance and traffic monitoring. Despite any potential the field of multiple object track...
A Beginning-to-End System for Efficiently Gathering Tracking Data on Multiple Targets
Title
A Beginning-to-End System for Efficiently Gathering Tracking Data on Multiple Targets
Author
Rice, Lance
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Computer science
Description
Multi-object tracking in video has the potential for broad applicability, from analyzing division-of-labor within biological networks such as insects, to surveillance and traffic monitoring. Despite any potential the field of multiple object track...
A CULTURALLY ADAPTED INTERVENTION TO TREAT BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BINGE EATING
Title
A CULTURALLY ADAPTED INTERVENTION TO TREAT BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BINGE EATING
Author
Scott, Tamara
Date Created
2016
Description
Binge eating (BE), a specific type of overeating, is characterized by a pattern of consuming unusually large amounts of food in a discrete period of time combined with a sense of loss of control. Although research suggests similar rates of binge e...
A CULTURALLY ADAPTED INTERVENTION TO TREAT BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BINGE EATING
Title
A CULTURALLY ADAPTED INTERVENTION TO TREAT BINGE EATING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH BINGE EATING
Author
Scott, Tamara
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Psychology
Description
Binge eating (BE), a specific type of overeating, is characterized by a pattern of consuming unusually large amounts of food in a discrete period of time combined with a sense of loss of control. Although research suggests similar rates of binge e...
A Case Study Examination of Male Former Youth Offenders' School Reentry Challenges and Factors Enabling Their Academic Success
Title
A Case Study Examination of Male Former Youth Offenders' School Reentry Challenges and Factors Enabling Their Academic Success
Author
Glover, Christopher
Date Created
2016
Description
Youth offenders often struggle to successfully return to their communities and schools after release from confinement. The reasons for this struggle are well documented, as is the fact that school engagement and success (before and after confineme...
A Case Study Examination of Male Former Youth Offenders' School Reentry Challenges and Factors Enabling Their Academic Success
Title
A Case Study Examination of Male Former Youth Offenders' School Reentry Challenges and Factors Enabling Their Academic Success
Author
Glover, Christopher
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
Youth offenders often struggle to successfully return to their communities and schools after release from confinement. The reasons for this struggle are well documented, as is the fact that school engagement and success (before and after confineme...
A Comparison of Developmental Mathematics Sequences at a North Carolina Community College Using a Markov Chain Model
Title
A Comparison of Developmental Mathematics Sequences at a North Carolina Community College Using a Markov Chain Model
Author
Peeler, Matthew
Date Created
2016
Description
This study compares students at a North Carolina community college taking a course-based developmental mathematics sequence to students taking a new, module-based emporium method developmental mathematics sequence using a Markov chain model to com...
A Comparison of Developmental Mathematics Sequences at a North Carolina Community College Using a Markov Chain Model
Title
A Comparison of Developmental Mathematics Sequences at a North Carolina Community College Using a Markov Chain Model
Author
Peeler, Matthew
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Mathematics--Study and teaching, Community colleges--Study and teaching, Educational evaluation
Description
This study compares students at a North Carolina community college taking a course-based developmental mathematics sequence to students taking a new, module-based emporium method developmental mathematics sequence using a Markov chain model to com...
A Focus On The Style Of Bone Harpoons In The Early Holocene: An Analysis Of Bone Harpoons From Koobi Fora, Kenya.
Title
A Focus On The Style Of Bone Harpoons In The Early Holocene: An Analysis Of Bone Harpoons From Koobi Fora, Kenya.
Author
Hovis, Ashley
Date Created
2016
Description
While undergoing archaeological fieldwork in Ileret, Kenya, two Early Holocene (10,000-6,000 BP) sites are found containing bone harpoons. The purpose of this study is to examine the style of Early Holocene bone harpoons to see if people of East L...
A Focus On The Style Of Bone Harpoons In The Early Holocene: An Analysis Of Bone Harpoons From Koobi Fora, Kenya.
Title
A Focus On The Style Of Bone Harpoons In The Early Holocene: An Analysis Of Bone Harpoons From Koobi Fora, Kenya.
Author
Hovis, Ashley
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Archaeology
Description
While undergoing archaeological fieldwork in Ileret, Kenya, two Early Holocene (10,000-6,000 BP) sites are found containing bone harpoons. The purpose of this study is to examine the style of Early Holocene bone harpoons to see if people of East L...
A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF CYBERBULLYING WITH SEXTING CASES
Title
A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF CYBERBULLYING WITH SEXTING CASES
Author
Ayers, Dana
Date Created
2016
Description
The misuse of social media and technology is an emerging threat to adolescents. The court systems are being forced to address the legality and fine line of social media use and the First Amendment rights of those involved. This research study is a...
A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF CYBERBULLYING WITH SEXTING CASES
Title
A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF CYBERBULLYING WITH SEXTING CASES
Author
Ayers, Dana
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Law
Description
The misuse of social media and technology is an emerging threat to adolescents. The court systems are being forced to address the legality and fine line of social media use and the First Amendment rights of those involved. This research study is a...
A Macro-Level Analysis of Traffic and Pedestrian Safety in Urban Areas
Title
A Macro-Level Analysis of Traffic and Pedestrian Safety in Urban Areas
Author
Najaf, Pooya
Date Created
2016
Description
The main objective of this research is to examine the effect of city-level urban characteristic, such as urban form and trip generation factors, on traffic safety in general and pedestrian safety in particular. For this purpose, the information fo...