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"Public Order is Even More Important than the Rights of Negroes:" Race and Recreation in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1927-1973
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Author
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Ervin, Michael
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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History, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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In July 1960, Charlotte’s Park and Recreation Commission enacted an official policy of desegregation in the city’s parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, and recreation centers. This development, which resulted in the first integrated municipal swimm...
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A chosen challenge: Growth following short-term cross-cultural travel
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Author
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Gilbert, Valerie
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Psychology
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Description
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Using the Posttraumatic Growth model (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) as a framework, the current investigation aims to determine whether growth following short-term cross-cultural travel is achieved through the same cognitive pathway as trauma; that is...
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A comparison of transgenic and wild type soybean seeds : analysis of transcriptome profiles using RNA-Seq
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Author
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Loraine, Ann, Lambirth, Kevin C., Whaley, Adam M., Piller, Kenneth J.
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Gene expression, Biotechnology
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Description
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Background: Soybean (Glycine max) has been bred for thousands of years to produce seeds rich in protein for human and animal consumption, making them an appealing bioreactor for producing valuable recombinant proteins at high levels. However, the ...
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A virtual pebble game to ensemble average graph rigidity
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Author
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Jacobs, Donald J., Gonzalez, Luis C., Wang, Hui, Livesay, Dennis R.
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Probabilities, Proteins
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Description
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Background: The body-bar Pebble Game (PG) algorithm is commonly used to calculate network rigidity properties in proteins and polymeric materials. To account for fluctuating interactions such as hydrogen bonds, an ensemble of constraint topologies...
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AN ARGUMENT FOR THE USE OF COMPUTER SIMULATED MODELS IN PHILOSOPHY
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Author
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Rines, Jason
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science, Philosophy, Science--Philosophy
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Description
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This thesis will attempt to show how computer simulated models can act as a tool for philosophers. To accomplish this goal, this thesis will be broken down into six sections. The first three sections will go into more detail regarding the nature o...
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ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE TRAINING IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE DEMENTIA
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Author
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Rouse, Hillary
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Social sciences--Research, Cognitive psychology, Gerontology
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Description
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The main goal is to see how computer game play experiences can affect cognitive, social, behavioral, and psychological functioning in a population of older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia. Participants engaged in various cognitive games from...
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An Evaluation of Teaching Methods in the Introductory Physics Classroom
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Author
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Savage, Lauren
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Physics, Educational evaluation
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Description
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The introductory physics mechanics course at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has a history of relatively high DFW rates. In 2011, the course was redesigned from the traditional lecture format to the inverted classroom format (flipped...
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Title
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Analysis of Engine Oil Quality Degradation Based on Fleet Oil Sampling
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Author
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Dalia, Bhavana
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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Engine oil functions as the lifeblood of engine providing lubrication, and protecting the engine against failure and corrosion (Barnes et al. 2001; Basu et al. 2000). Engine oil samples are analyzed to determine the condition of oil and supervise ...
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Analysis of pollen-specific alternative splicing in Arabidopsis thaliana via semi-quantitative PCR
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Author
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Loraine, Ann, Estrada, April, Freese, Nowlan H., Blakley, Ivory
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Bioinformatics, Pollen, Nucleic acids
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Description
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Alternative splicing enables a single gene to produce multiple mRNA isoforms by varying splice site selection. In animals, alternative splicing of mRNA isoforms between cell types is widespread and supports cellular differentiation. In plants, at ...
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BASEBALL FROM BELOW: HOW AMERICA’S PASTIME BECAME A HEMISPHERIC CULTURAL PHENOMENON
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Author
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Gallemore, Michael
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies, History
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Description
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The game of baseball has rarely changed since its beginnings, and its resultant ascent to the United States national pastime has done little to change the fundamentals of the sport. However, there have been significant shifts in the demographics o...
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Battle of the Press: The Nullification Crisis in South Carolina, 1828-1833
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Author
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Pack, Andrew
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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This study focuses on the role of the press during the Nullification Crisis in SouthCarolina. It examines how the Charleston Mercury and the Charleston Courier usedideas centered around economics, states’ rights and honor to convince South Carolin...