Missing data is very common in survey research. However, currently few guidelines exist with regard to the diagnosis and remedy to missing data in survey research. The goal of this thesis was to investigate properties and effects of three selected...
Ground-level ozone forecast models were developed for the following middle and small metropolitan areas in Kentucky: Ashland, Bowling Green, Owensboro, and Paducah. These models were nonlinear regression models, based on models previously developed...
Clustered longitudinal data is often collected as repeated measurements on subjects over time arising in the clusters. Examples include longitudinal community intervention studies, or family studies with repeated measures on each member. Meanwhile,...
Legal and illegal gambling opportunities are readily available to students on college campuses and surrounding areas (Saum, 1999). College students are at an age that is highly impressionable, experimental, and prime to taking risks while ignoring...
Coronary heart disease--Treatment--Cost effectiveness; Angioplasty; Medical laws and legislation--Kentucky
A myocardial infarction (MI) occurs when blood supply to the heart is cut off by a blockage in one of the coronary arteries. Most hospitals treat a patient with thrombolysis or a percutaneous coronary intervention (PC I). The latter has been...
Because of limitations in randomized controlled trials, medical researchers are often forced to rely upon studies of observational data. Confounding is a major difficulty encountered in such studies that can create considerable bias in estimates of...
This thesis is a methodological analysis of fire locations in Canadian provinces
from 2001 to 2010. The research presented in this thesis highlights the dominant fire
types for each province. Accurately locating active fires and burned area is...
INTRODUCTION: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that is prevalent throughout the world. It is believed that 5% of school aged children suffer from ADHD, with some estimates indicating as high as 10% may suffer from the...
Electroencephalography; Visual evoked response; Drug addicts--Research
In 2006 it was estimated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA, 2007) that 19.9 million Americans used illicit drugs, computing to roughly 8.0 % of the United States population. In 2007, there were 2.1 million...
Aluminum fiber metal laminates (AFMLs) are a promising new type of fiber metal laminate that consists of aluminum foils interleaved with layers of a graphite fiber-polymer matrix composite (PMC) material. AFMLs combine the attractive features of...
Map of Kentucky and parts of Northwestern and Southwestern Territories includes major cities and towns, mountain ranges, rivers, large creeks, traces and trails plus county names but not county borders. Printed in small type below the title,...
Two-story narrow brick house with an iron fence. A sign in the front yard reads "Remodel with Thermobric Applied Exclusively by Central Paint & Roofing. For Free Estimates call Jackson 116[0]." Address: 1450 South 6th Street,...
Shotgun-style brick house. The sign against the front fence reads "Remodel with Thermobric. Applied Exclusively by Central Paint & Roofing Co. For Free Estimates call Jackson 1169. Address: 521 Lilly Avenue.
House with gabled roof. Four boys have tools and a ladder at the front of the house. Two men stand near a sign in the front yard reading "Remodel with Thermobric Applied Exclusively by Central Paint & Roofing Co. For Free Estimates Call...
Buildings; Stores & shops; Building materials industry
Painted sign on side of brick building. The sign reads "Office and Warehouses Central Paint & Roofing Company Incorporated Home of Dur-a-bull Products Asphalt Shingles and Roll Roofings Wallboards Plasterboards Roof Coatings Roof Cements...