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An Assesment of Historic and Contemporary Models of Native Representation from Ethno-Entertainment Films to Experiential Education Films: Author: Chaikin, Eric Justin; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: Science and Natural History Filmmaking; Abstract: Ethno-entertainment is a term that makes apparent the merger of entertainment and science in the depiction of the Native presence in film. This approach to filmmaking is assessed and is determined to be defunct. Experiential-education filmmaking is offered as an alternative approach. It is suggested that Native science can inform this approach in a way that allows a contextual understanding of Native language and culture. My video thesis work, K'anecho'xdekdiigh- I'm Not Going to Teach You, is suggested as an example of how the prominence of Native science may promote survivance rather than pe...; Download File | View full details

Progress and Challenges in Non-Linear Constitutive Modeling for Composite Material: Author: Booth, Eric Jason; Date: 2007-05-15; Program: Mechanical Engineering; Abstract: In this paper is outlined a technique for determining the non-linear constitutive properties of an orthrotropic laminated material such as a fiber reinforced composite. The Characterization of Composites is difficult because of the anisotropic stiffness properties of the material and also because of the complex manner in which they accumulate internal damage and eventually fail. Presented here are techniques for determining the mechanical properties of a material by solving what is known as the Inverse Problem. In such a problem, the response of a material system to an external stimulus is mea...; Download File | View full details

Spin-Label Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Characterization of Heterogeneously Functionalized Dendrimers: Author: Walter, Eric Dale; Date: 2004-05-15; Program: Chemistry; Abstract: Dendrimers are roughly spherical macromolecular polymers that can provide a molecular framework for the attachment of various functionalities. The range of application can be vastly expanded when attached with a heterogeneous mix of functionalities tailored to meet a specific need. The effective application requires the acquisition of several new techniques. First, chemical control of the average ratio of functional groups and analytical methods to determine the ratio. Secondly, a determination of the distribution of ratios. And finally, a method whereby the spatial distribution is determined....; Download File | View full details

Sound Design for Non-fiction Film and Video: A Discussion of Methodology, Perception, and Ethics: Author: Burge, Eric William; Date: 2007-12-15; Program: Science and Natural History Filmmaking; Abstract: Traditional documentary films, particularly science and natural history works, presume to authentically or legitimately convey accurate representations of historical events that actually occurred at a prior time. Factual and convincing representations are not necessarily congruent, and a film's merit of authenticity is often based on the perceived validity of the visual content represented. While visual imagery dominates a presentation's general delivery, a film's sound design is a fundamental structural element that is often overlooked or less scrutinized with regard to factual or accurate re...; Download File | View full details

Nanocomposites: a study of theoretical micromechanical behavior using finite element analysis: Author: Milliren, Eric Carlton; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Mechanical Engineering; Abstract: Current research in nanotechnology has produced an increasing number of possibilities for advanced materials. Among those materials with potential advanced mechanical properties are fiber-reinforced composite laminates that utilize nanoscale fiber diameters. Through a combination of studying classic micromechanical models and modern computer-aided finite element analysis (FEA), the advantages for utilizing these nanofibers in advanced structural applications, such as space mirror backings, was investigated. The approach for modeling these composite structures was that of a Representative Volum...; Download File | View full details

An Educational Ethnography of Teacher Developed Science Curriculum Implementation: Enacting Conceptual Change Based Science Inquiry with Hispanic Students: Author: Brunsell, Eric Steven; Date: 2006-08-15; Program: Education; Abstract: An achievement gap exists between White and Hispanic students in the United States. Research has shown that improving the quality of instruction for minority students is an effective way to narrow this gap. Science education reform movements emphasize that science should be taught using a science inquiry approach. Extensive research in teaching and learning science also shows that a conceptual change model of teaching is effective in helping students learn science. Finally, research into how Hispanic students learn best has provided a number of suggestions for science instruction. The Inquiry ...; Download File | View full details

Effects of Acclimation on Poststocking Dispersal of Age-1 Pallid Sturgeon: Author: Oldenburg, Eric William; Date: 2008-05-15; Program: Biological Sciences; Abstract: A propagation program for pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus in the upper Missouri River was implemented by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1997. Preliminary research indicated that many hatchery-reared pallid sturgeon were experiencing significant downstream poststocking dispersal, negatively affecting their recruitment. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of acclimation to flow and site-specific physicochemical water conditions on poststocking dispersal and physiological condition of age-1 pallid sturgeon. Fish from three acclimation treatments were ra...; Download File | View full details

Biology of Acid-Sulfate-Chloride Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America: Author: Boyd, Eric Stephen; Date: 2007-08-15; Program: Microbiology; Abstract: This dissertation investigated the role of biology in several biogeochemical cycles in acid sulfate chloride (ASC) geothermal springs in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Elemental sulfur (S°) is associated with many geothermal springs, yet little is known about the organisms involved in its cycling. The aqueous and solid phase geochemistry near the source of Dragon Spring, an ASC spring in the Norris Geyser Basin (NGB) of YNP, was used to guide the enrichment and isolation of two novel S°-reducing Crenarchaeota affiliated with the order Desulfurococcales. Both isolates ar...; Download File | View full details

X-Ray Crystallographic Studies of Sulfolobus Turetted Icosahedral Virus (STIV): A Hyperthermophilic Virus from Yellowstone National Park: Author: Larson, Eric Thomas; Date: 2006-12-15; Program: Biochemistry; Abstract: Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus (STIV) was isolated from acidic hot springs of Yellowstone National Park and was the first hyperthermophilic virus described with icosahedral capsid architecture. Structural analysis of the STIV particle and its major capsid protein suggests that it belongs to a lineage of viruses that predates the division of the three domains of life. Functional predictions of the viral proteins are hindered because they lack similarity to sequences of known function. Protein structure, however, may suggest functional relationships that are not apparent from the sequence...; Download File | View full details

Understanding the Molecular Factors Governing Inhibitor Potency and Oxygen Activation in Copper Amine Oxidases: Author: Shepard, Eric Michael; Date: 2006-05-15; Program: Biochemistry; Abstract: Copper amine oxidases (CuAOs) catalyze the oxidative deamination of primary amines to the corresponding aldehydes, with the concomitant reduction of O₂ to H₂O₂. CuAOs are known to have a multitude of physiological roles, and activity levels are upregulated in several pathological states. With the potential for therapeutic applications, substantial efforts were made to determine the molecular factors governing inhibitor selectivity. As such, several mechanism-based inhibitors were screened against CuAOs from bacterial, yeast, plant, and mammalian sources. The results pro...; Download File | View full details

Fiber optic vines on the third wall: cultivating natural media in the digital age: Author: Bendick, Eric Louis; Date: 2009-05-15; Program: Science and Natural History Filmmaking; Abstract: Twenty-thousand years ago, the earliest known depictions of natural forms were inscribed by primitive man onto the surface of the "third wall" . . . be it cave, grotto, overhang, or alcove. Today the myriad representations of our natural world, along with the expanding cosmic narratives of 'natural history' that animate and describe such characters within an ornate epistemological framework (part-science: evolution, thermodynamics, ecology, and part-social criticism: environmental justice, sustainability, conservation) proliferate in ever-increasing mobile permutations; not only in o...; Download File | View full details

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