Strategic and Economical Solutions for the Eradication of Malaria

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Master of Arts

thesisThis thesis project aims to explore the Mormon myth perpetuated in the nineteenth century by comparing and contrasting two fictional works that treat Mormonism as the enemy of evolved Christian society and traditional Victorian family values. The first is Brigham Young's Daughter: A Most Thrilling Narrative of Her Escape From Utah, With Her Intended Husband, Their Pursuit by the Mormon Danites or Avenging Angels, Together with An Account of the Adventures and Perils of the Fugitives on the Prairies and While Crossing the Rocky Mountains, To Which is Added A Full Expose of the Schemes of the Mormon Leaders to Defy and Defeat the U.S. Government in Its Attempts to Suppress the Horrible Practice of Polygamy in Utah. The second is A Study in Scarlet. These works, created by two different authors from different national backgrounds (one American and one British), are written in two differing styles, and for differing purposes. However, the texts do share a common era as well as a moral conflict over Mormon polygamy as central to their plotlines and narrative development. The American text, written by Wesley Bradshaw in 1870, was created as political propaganda to support the legal campaign against Mormonism in the United States. As a result, it blurs the distinction between fact and fiction about Mormons and employs emotional images and language in an effort to incite public outrage against Mormon polygamy. The British text, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, utilized the sensational topic of Mormonism not only to entertain his readers, but also as a way to launch his new detective series in a market over-saturated with crime fiction in an effort to turn a profit. Despite the differences between texts, each draws similar conclusions with regard to Mormons and Mormonism. This project will argue that these similarities reflect and contribute to the creation of a distinct Mormon myth, which, over time, evolved to form a pseudo-history of Mormons in popular culture

A Comparative Study between the Standards of Learning and In-Class Grades.

We examined the Standards of Learning mathematics scores and in-class grades for a rural Virginia county public school system. We looked at third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades as well as Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry classes. The purpose of this was to determine whether or not there is a strong correlation between the Standards of Learning and the students\u27 in-class grades. Had a strong enough correlation between the Standards of Learning and in-class grades been found we would have used only the in-class grades to predict the Standard of Learning test scores. However, we found that the students\u27 in-class grades are not the only predictor of the Standards of Learning test scores. With the coefficient of determination ranging from 6.8% to 84.4%, this indicates that at best 84.4% of variation in the response is explained by the model for Algebra II and at worst only 6.8% for Algebra I

A Walking Silicon Robot

The goal of this project was to design and implement a MEMS process for the creation of a walking silicon robot using the equipment available at RIT. An attempt was carried out to create a mobility system based on the thermal expansion of polyimide joints as demonstrated by Ebefors. The designed process was successfully implemented through the oxidation of the joint surfaces. Issues with the Al resistor and polyimide lithography prevented the successful completion of the rest of the process

Microelectronic engineering education for emerging frontiers

With the support provided by the National Science Foundation and RIT Provost’s vision for providing flexible curricula, the department of Microelectronic Engineering has instituted new and enhanced program initiatives – (1) offering a semiconductor processing minor for other science and engineering programs promoting access to state-of-the art semiconductor fabrication facilities to students from other programs; (2) crafting a five course elective sequence within the existing curriculum by eliminating legacy material and course consolidation; (3) developing a concentration program in nanotechnology and MEMS; (4) outreach programs for targeting larger and diverse participation in preparing workforce for the nation’s future high tech industry; (5) enhance student learning through co-op and service. The mission is to generate multi faceted work force for the future semiconductor technologies and emerging frontiers spinning off from microelectronics, while simultaneously promoting enrollment particularly from women and minority students

Consulting the community: advancing financial inclusion in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

This paper documents the development and demise of Financial Inclusion Newcastle. Underpinned by a unique participatory consultation document conducted by the authors, FIN created much interest from the Treasury and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; being seen as a highly innovative model of inclusive financial service delivery. Papers related to this work have been presented at local, national and international conferences, including the ‘Employment and Fiscal Welfare’ sub-theme of the Social Policy Association Conference, July 2002, University of Teesside, Middleborough and the 'Countering Urban Segregation’ Working Conference, Free University of Amsterdam, October 2004

Workplace Variation in Fatherhood Wage Premiums: Do Formalization and Performance Pay Matter?

Parenthood contributes substantially to broader gender wage inequality. The intensification of gendered divisions of paid and unpaid work after the birth of a child create unequal constraints and expectations such that, all else equal, mothers earn less than childless women, but fathers earn a wage premium. The fatherhood wage premium, however, varies substantially among men. Analyses of linked workplace-employee data from Canada reveal how organizational context conditions educational, occupational and family-status variation in fatherhood premiums. More formal employment relations (collective bargaining and human resource departments) reduce both overall fatherhood premiums and group differences in them, while performance pay systems (merit and incentive pay) have mixed effects. Shifting entrenched gendered divisions of household labour is thus not the only pathway to minimizing fathers’ wage advantage.</jats:p

A 193 nm Deep-UV Lithography System Using a Line-Narrowed ArF Excimer Laser

A small field refractive projection system for operation at the 193.3 nm wavelength of a spectrally narrowed ArF excimer laser is being constructed. The 1 mm field, 20X system operates with a variable objective lens numerical aperture from 0.30 to 0.60, variable partial coherence, and control over illumination fill and mask tilt. A 30 W maximum power ArF excimer laser has been spectrally line-narrowed through incorporation of tilted Fabry-Perot etalons into the laser cavity, allowing linewidths on the order of7 cm\u27 (26 pm) with one etalon and 0.5 cm1 (2pm) with two etalons. This work reports laser line narrowing and lens performance results. Simulations of aerial image intensity distributions from lens aberration data will be presented for 0.25 and 0.20 micron geometry

Comparison of Scalar and Vector Diffraction Modelling for Deep-UV Lithography

As deep-UV projection system complexity increases to pursue 0.25 micron resolution, the adequacy of diffraction theory using scalar models is of concern. Approximations that are suitable for low NA reduction systems do not hold true for higher NAs. Furthermore, scalar models treat all illumination as polarized perpendicular to the plane of incidence. Feature interaction effects from the polarized radiation of an excimer laser both in a projection system and within a photoresist film cannot be accounted for. Vector diffraction theory has been utilized more appropriately for modelling in these situations, but deviations of scalar predictions from those made with vector models do not warrant abandonment. This paper will describe investigations into scalar and vector diffraction modelling for 248 nm lithography. An experimental design approach was used to study the effects and interactions of coherence, polarization, and numerical aperture on a resist feature response. An exposure latitude response to achieve 1 0% linewidth control with +1- 0.3 micron of defocus was utilized. Both vector and scalar diffraction models were used to simulate process runs. Experimental comparisons were made using a variable NA, variable coherence deep-UV projection system, adapted for control of polarization at the aperture of the mask. Exposure latitude response surfaces are presented, along with details on isolated process runs