Local Color\u27s Finest Hour: Kentucky Literature at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

This thesis takes into consideration literature created by various authors during the period 1890 to 1910, the turn of the twentieth century. This thesis looks specifically at the works produced during that time period by authors from Kentucky, living in Kentucky, or with strong ties to the state. The texts themselves illustrated these ties, as they all focused on or related to Kentucky at the time. The data that was gathered for this thesis came directly from the writings themselves. In order to research the appropriate authors and the works they produced, the author read all of the materials discussed in this thesis, taking great care to compile many notes in the process. The compiled notes were then analyzed to produce this thesis. The author found that there were several prevailing themes present in Kentucky-based literature written from 1890 to 1910. The five major themes that revealed themselves during the research for this thesis were nature, poverty, race, romance, and war/peace. These themes are discussed in this thesis as a means to explain why Kentucky-based literature was so popular during the aforementioned time period

The evaluation of the inductive sermon structure on the spiritual formation of a United Methodist congregation

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Junior Recital: Clay Mooney, baritone

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Mr. Mooney studies voice with Oral Moses.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1644/thumbnail.jp

Management Considerations for Palmer Amaranth in a Northern Great Plains Soybean Production System

Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson) was first observed in a South Dakota field in 2015. This study assessed Palmer amaranth growth based on planting date (PD), impact on soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] yield, and response of seedlings of South Dakota biotype seedlings to herbicides with different mechanisms of action (MOA). Soybean yield loss was influenced by Palmer amaranth density in 2016 (p = 0.001), with yield losses of 33% at densities greater than 15 plants m−2 (R2 = 0.65), although yield losses at low densities were greater than predicted by the fitted model. In 2017, yield loss was not correlated to Palmer amaranth density when Palmer amaranth established later in the season. Relative growth rates (RGR) of Palmer amaranth (based on plant volumes) were rapid just after transplanting, irrespective of the initial PD (ranging from mid-May to mid-June). Late-planted cohorts had lower final volumes (0.23 m3) at August harvest compared with early planted cohorts (6.5 m3), but even late-planted cohorts were two to three times larger than other common South Dakota Amaranth species [A. retroflexus L. and A. tuberculatus (Moq.) Sauer], which emerged at similar times. In greenhouse studies, labeled rates of atrazine (6-chloro-N-ethyl-N-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine), glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine)), and mesotrione (2-[4-(methysulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzoyl]-1,3-cyclohexanedione) did not control Palmer amaranth plants grown from SD biotype seed, but were controlled with S-metolachlor (2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-[(1S)-2-methoxy-1-methyethyl]acetamide), dicamba [3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid], and glufosinate (2-amino-4(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic acid). However, Palmer amaranth biotypes resistant to S-metolachlor, dicamba, and several other herbicides have been reported, so techniques to limit future herbicide resistance should be followed

Congestive heart failure: therapeutics--chronic CHF

This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the therapeutics of chronic congestive heart failure

Former Offender Perspectives on the Effectiveness of the Missouri Reentry Process

The criminal justice system in the United States has tried to reduce repeat offending through various tactics over the years including reentry/rehabilitation programs in the past 2 two decades. The state of Missouri was one of the first states to participate in this type of transitional model. While the recidivism rate has dropped, it is still one of the highest in the nation. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to determine if a program called the Missouri Reentry Process (MRP) has been effective at aiding men at (re)integrating and (re)acclimating in society. Social disorganization theory and desistance theory informed this study. The study used a qualitative research method with phenomenological design to learn from the lived experiences of former offenders. Fifteen adult male participants were interviewed and asked a series of 24 questions. After the interview process, the collected data was were analyzed by using coding and developing themes to determine the findings of the study. Based on the findings, it was determined that the MRP has been mostly unsuccessful in its mission and goal. While most many of the participants were able to learn and gain valuable information while taking programs under the umbrella of the MRP; most felt that there was little to no help at (re)integrating into society. These break downs in the prison system and MRP give the biggest opportunity for social change. Making the prison safer and providing more opportunities for learning healthy lifestyles helps develop well-rounded individuals. By building better relationships within the community, former offenders can experience success after release and build better and stronger communities. Ultimately, when the individual becomes healthy they will help change the communities where they reside making them safer and more productive for generations resulting in positive social change

Use of Data Comm by Flight Crew to Conduct Interval Management Operations to Parallel Dependent Runways

The Interval Management (IM) concept is being developed as a method to maintain or increase high traffic density airport arrival throughput while allowing aircraft to conduct near idle thrust descents. The Interval Management with Spacing to Parallel Dependent Runways (IMSPiDR1) experiment at NASA Langley Research Center used 24 commercial pilots to examine IM procedures to conduct parallel dependent runway arrival operations while maintaining safe but efficient intervals behind the preceding aircraft. The use of IM procedures during these operations requires a lengthy and complex clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC) to the participating aircraft, thereby making the use of Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) highly desirable as the communication method. The use of CPDLC reduces the need for voice transmissions between controllers and flight crew, and enables automated transfer of IM clearance elements into flight management systems or other aircraft avionics. The result is reduced crew workload and an increase in the efficiency of crew procedures. This paper focuses on the subset of data collected related to the use of CPDLC for IM operations into a busy airport. Overall, the experiment and results were very successful, with the mean time under 43 seconds for the flight crew to load the clearance into the IM spacing tool, review the calculated speed, and respond to ATC. An overall mean rating of Moderately Agree was given when the crews were asked if the use of CPDLC was operationally acceptable as simulated in this experiment. Approximately half of the flight crew reported the use of CPDLC below 10,000 for IM operations was unacceptable, with 83% reporting below 5000 was unacceptable. Also described are proposed modifications to the IM operations that may reduce CPDLC Respond time to less than 30 seconds and should significantly reduce the complexity of crew procedures, as well as follow-on research issues for operational use of CPDLC during IM operations

Uncovering the Arabidopsis thaliana nectary transcriptome: investigation of differential gene expression in floral nectariferous tissues

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many flowering plants attract pollinators by offering a reward of floral nectar. Remarkably, the molecular events involved in the development of nectaries, the organs that produce nectar, as well as the synthesis and secretion of nectar itself, are poorly understood. Indeed, to date, no genes have been shown to directly affect the <it>de novo </it>production or quality of floral nectar. To address this gap in knowledge, the ATH1 Affymetrix^®GeneChip array was used to systematically investigate the Arabidopsis nectary transcriptome to identify genes and pathways potentially involved in nectar production.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In this study, we identified a large number of genes differentially expressed between secretory lateral nectaries and non-secretory median nectary tissues, as well as between mature lateral nectaries (post-anthesis) and immature lateral nectaries (pre-anthesis). Expression within nectaries was also compared to thirteen non-nectary reference tissues, from which 270 genes were identified as being significantly upregulated in nectaries. The expression patterns of 14 nectary-enriched genes were also confirmed via RT PCR. Upon looking into functional groups of upregulated genes, pathways involved in gene regulation, carbohydrate metabolism, and lipid metabolism were particularly enriched in nectaries versus reference tissues.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>A large number of genes preferentially expressed in nectaries, as well as between nectary types and developmental stages, were identified. Several hypotheses relating to mechanisms of nectar production and regulation thereof are proposed, and provide a starting point for reverse genetics approaches to determine molecular mechanisms underlying nectar synthesis and secretion.</p

Participant Training for a Flight Test Evaluation of Interval Management

Interval Management is a concept designed to be used by air traffic controllers and flight crews to more efficiently and precisely manage inter-aircraft spacing. NASA, in cooperation with Boeing, Honeywell, and United Airlines, tested an avionics prototype onboard flight test aircraft. A critical need was identified to train the pilots participating in the flight test prior to the first flight. This paper documents the flight training regimen that successfully trained the pilots on the Interval Management concepts and flight crew procedures and suggests potential improvements to future training regimens for industry use