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Production of volatile fatty acids by fermentation of anaerobic mixed liquor for enhanced biological phosphorus removal
Title
Production of volatile fatty acids by fermentation of anaerobic mixed liquor for enhanced biological phosphorus removal
Author
Tremblay, Sonia
Date Created
2005, 2005, 2005
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Eutrophication, Sewage disposal plants
Description
Full-scale demonstration testing was conducted to evaluate a side-stream anaerobic mixed liquor fermentation process for internal generation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in a biological nutrient removal (BNR) process. The trials were performed a...
"And the North Carolina MORONS LIVED | HAPPILY EVER AFTER": The Human Betterment League of North Carolina, 1947-1988
Title
"And the North Carolina MORONS LIVED | HAPPILY EVER AFTER": The Human Betterment League of North Carolina, 1947-1988
Author
Wilds, Sarah
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
History, Area studies
Description
Following World War II, eugenics became associated with Nazis abuses, leading many States to end their eugenics programs. North Carolina was a rare exception to this trend. Between 1929 and 1974, North Carolina sterilized over 7,600 people, the ma...
Does ‘Working After Work’ Affect Teachers’ Confidence? Examining Teacher Efficacy in a Professional Development Program
Title
Does ‘Working After Work’ Affect Teachers’ Confidence? Examining Teacher Efficacy in a Professional Development Program
Author
Gartlan, Scott
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Educational evaluation, Teachers--Training of
Description
This study examined the relationship between teacher efficacy and professional development among in-service K-12 teachers. A content-rich teacher professional development program was analyzed over the course of two years using a sequential explana...
Doula Care in California during COVID-19: The Impacts of Social Distancing on a High-Touch Helping Profession.
Title
Doula Care in California during COVID-19: The Impacts of Social Distancing on a High-Touch Helping Profession.
Author
Lisenbee, Jodie
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Psychology
Description
Birth doula care was uniquely impacted by hospital visitor restriction policies enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Doulas were classified as "non-essential" personnel and thus generally excluded from providing in-hospital childbirth sup...
EFFECT OF BIOCERAMIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ON DRUG BINDING AND RELEASE KINETICS
Title
EFFECT OF BIOCERAMIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ON DRUG BINDING AND RELEASE KINETICS
Author
Trujillo, Christopher
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Materials science, Engineering, Biomedical engineering
Description
Bioceramics have been studied extensively as drug delivery systems (DDS). Those studies have aimed to tailor the drug binding and release kinetics to successfully treat infections and other diseases. This research suggests that the drug binding an...
Durability, Indirect Bankruptcy Costs, and Capital Structure
Title
Durability, Indirect Bankruptcy Costs, and Capital Structure
Author
Shah, Dhara
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Finance, Economics
Description
I contribute to the literature by formally modeling the indirect bankruptcy costs for a firm that sells durable goods. Consumers concerned about warranties or future product services penalize the distressed firm by putting off purchases or leaving...
Duke and Reynolds: Urban and Regional Development Through Business, Politics, and Philanthropy
Title
Duke and Reynolds: Urban and Regional Development Through Business, Politics, and Philanthropy
Author
Dancy, Brianna
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
History
Description
The Industrial Revolution witnessed an increase in wealthy entrepreneurs who were also philanthropists. During this era, James Buchanan (Buck) Duke and Richard Joshua (R.J.) Reynolds led the tobacco production industry in North Carolina. These ind...
EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS’ EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
Title
EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS’ EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
Author
Stimpson, Katherine
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Special education, Early childhood education
Description
The term natural environment has been a key component in the implementation of Part C early intervention, formerly known as Part H, since its inception in 1986; however, as Part C was reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004, a clear definition of n...
EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN PRIMARY CARE
Title
EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN PRIMARY CARE
Author
Banks, Philwyna
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Nursing
Description
ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent hematological malignancy worldwide and the most common hematologic malignancy affecting the African American population. Multiple factors contribute to these marked disparities in t...
EXPANDING THE CONVERSATION AMONG SECONDARY EDUCATORS TOWARD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Title
EXPANDING THE CONVERSATION AMONG SECONDARY EDUCATORS TOWARD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Author
Mitchell, Karen
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership, Curriculum planning
Description
KAREN SMITH MITCHELL. Expanding the conversation among secondary educators toward a shared understanding of student engagement (Under the direction of DR. REBECCA SHORE) To describe how high school administrators and teachers perceive student enga...
EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF SODIUM CHLORIDE DEICING AND ANTI-ICING SOLUTIONS ON EXPOSED, COATED, AND REINFORCING STEEL IN HIGHWAY BRIDGES
Title
EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF SODIUM CHLORIDE DEICING AND ANTI-ICING SOLUTIONS ON EXPOSED, COATED, AND REINFORCING STEEL IN HIGHWAY BRIDGES
Author
Diep, Thanh-tu
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Engineering
Description
In North Carolina, winter roadway maintenance strategies vary across the state, with some areas using brine for anti-icing pre-treatment, some using granular salts for deicing, and some using a mix of granular salts with traction enhancing materia...
EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION OF ONCOLYTIC VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUSES IN CANCER CELLS
Title
EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION OF ONCOLYTIC VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUSES IN CANCER CELLS
Author
Seegers, Sara
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Molecular biology, Virology, Biology
Description
Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) based oncolytic viruses are promising agents against various cancers. We have shown that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cell lines exhibit great diversity in susceptibility and permissibility to VSV. Here,...
EXPERIMENTS IN TEXT SUMMARIZATION USING DEEP LEARNING
Title
EXPERIMENTS IN TEXT SUMMARIZATION USING DEEP LEARNING
Author
Bulusu, Sai Amrit
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Computer science, Artificial intelligence, Information science
Description
Deep Learning has been the go-to tool for text summarization in the recent times.Traditional deep learning research focuses on performing abstractive text summarizationwithout considering the user’s interests to personalize the summaries.This prob...
EXPANDING THE BOUNDS OF AUTHORITY BY APPROPRIATING GROUP MEMBERS’ TIME
Title
EXPANDING THE BOUNDS OF AUTHORITY BY APPROPRIATING GROUP MEMBERS’ TIME
Author
Rejtig, Michael
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Sociology
Description
Actors in a position of authority can acquire legitimacy beyond the normative order when the appropriation of subordinate’s time is found valid by group members. A randomized laboratory experiment consisting a peer condition and authority conditio...
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SOLID-LIQUID PHASE CHANGE IN VIBRATED GRANULAR MEDIA AND COMPARISON WITH THEORETICALLY PREDICTED PHASE CHANGE IN HARD SPHERE SYSTEMS
Title
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SOLID-LIQUID PHASE CHANGE IN VIBRATED GRANULAR MEDIA AND COMPARISON WITH THEORETICALLY PREDICTED PHASE CHANGE IN HARD SPHERE SYSTEMS
Author
Gaur, Kapil
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Fluid mechanics, Statistical physics
Description
Hard sphere systems, for years, have been studied through computer simulations. In the 1950s the work on modern computing was on the rise and computers were being researched for use in every field. Statistical Mechanics was no alien to this and th...
FROM ROOTS TO STAR TREK: A CASE STUDY ON SUCCESSFUL PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE ENGINEERING MAJORS
Title
FROM ROOTS TO STAR TREK: A CASE STUDY ON SUCCESSFUL PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE ENGINEERING MAJORS
Author
McGee, Marquis
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Education, Higher, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
The United States is competing on a global level for jobs in the STEM fields but retention and graduation rates in the engineering disciplines are lower than desired. African American males make up 5 % of the population of American colleges and un...
FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIAL REMOVAL IN SILICON CARBIDE FOR FREEFORM OPTICS
Title
FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIAL REMOVAL IN SILICON CARBIDE FOR FREEFORM OPTICS
Author
Shanmugam, Prithiviraj
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Mechanical engineering
Description
The mechanical and thermal properties offered by Silicon carbide (SiC) make it an ideal material for reflective freeform optics. However, the hardness, brittleness and fracture toughness of the material pose a challenge to manufacturing. The manuf...
FUNCTIONALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL COORDINATION COMPLEXES FOR USE IN SUPERCAPACITORS
Title
FUNCTIONALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL COORDINATION COMPLEXES FOR USE IN SUPERCAPACITORS
Author
Zuczek, Justin
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Materials science, Power resources
Description
As society begins to move away from fossil fuel consumption and the harmful effects they entail, renewable energy sources have been studied extensively over the past decades. One obstacle with renewable energy is the ability to cheaply store it du...
FUZZIER CONSTRUCTS IN CONTENT ANALYSIS: RATINGS FROM THE CROWD VS. TRADITIONAL EXPERTS
Title
FUZZIER CONSTRUCTS IN CONTENT ANALYSIS: RATINGS FROM THE CROWD VS. TRADITIONAL EXPERTS
Author
Moffit, Miles
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Communication, Psychology
Description
The task of rating (or "coding") text data as a component of qualitative content analysis remains a time-consuming process. Advances in crowdsourcing platforms have presented novel opportunities to outsource this work away from the desks of academ...
FROM COTTON FIELDS TO COBWEBS: A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNITY AND PRESERVATION IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA
Title
FROM COTTON FIELDS TO COBWEBS: A CASE STUDY OF COMMUNITY AND PRESERVATION IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY OF BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA
Author
Miller, Allyson
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
History
Description
The oldest mill in Belmont, North Carolina still stands today. Almost one hundred and fifteen years old, the Chronicle Mill has made a legacy for the small town of Belmont, establishing a sense of community and identity for its people. At one time...