Narration (Rhetoric)--Social aspects; Narration (Rhetoric)--Study and teaching
My dissertation examines instructor responses to a popular personal writing assignment, the literacy narrative. Previous studies have shown this assignment to be popular with instructors because of the reflection it is thought to generate; however,...
Estimating and analysis of deformation, either rigid or non-rigid, is an active area of research in various medical imaging and computer vision applications. Its importance stems from the inherent inter- and intra-variability in biological and...
Surface active agents; Rendering industry--Waste disposal; Air filters
Meat is a major component of the diet of an American. However, humans do not consume one-third to one-half of each animal raised for their needs. The leftover materials are subjected to processing in the meat rendering industry. The rendering...
Online organizations are always in search for innovative marketing strategies to better satisfy their current website users and lure new ones. Thus, recently, many organizations have started to retain all transactions taking place on their website,...
Evidence suggests that cortical minicolumns are reduced in size and increased in number in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). More specifically minicolumns in individuals with...
Working class in motion pictures; Motion pictures--Great Britain
Britain was the first country to industrialize with the Industrial Revolution and therefore had the world's first industrial working class. In the 20th century, the traditional British working class went through many social and political changes,...
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching; English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching; Community colleges--Kentucky--Louisville
The introduction to this doctoral dissertation is an argument for locating Writing Across the Curriculum programs on the community-college campus for several reasons, among them the proximity of the disciplines on the community college campus, the...
In 2003, Wilson Creek running through Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in central Kentucky was restored to its original winding path through a valley field. Early 20th century settlers had previously redirected this creek to run a straight...
Parkinson's disease--Treatment; Stem cells--Therapeutic use
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a hypokinetic movement disorder resulting from the
progressive neurodegeneration of the dopaminergic nigrostriatal system in the brain and
the resulting imbalance between dopamine and acetylcholine in the basal ganglia...
Heart--Diseases--Diagnosis; Diagnostic imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Imaging systems in medicine
Many cardiac diseases, such as myocardial ischemia, secondary to coronary artery disease, may be identified and localized through the analysis of cardiac deformations. Early efforts for quantifying ventricular wall motion used surgical implantation...
Economic development--Political aspects; Metropolitan areas--Economic aspects; Municipal government
Fragmentation of governments and urban sprawl has been a subject of debate for a considerable time. The discussion often centers on whether space (sprawl) and politics (fragmentation) make a difference in the economic development of metropolitan...
How do words represent emotional states, and how closely are they clustered to an actual emotion? Opinions vary as to how many emotions there are, and whether (or which) emotions are basic. Generally, many agree that basic emotions include fear,...
Schools; Classrooms; Children; Desks; Teachers; Stoves; Newspapers; People
Boys and girls sit at iron and wood desks in a classroom while a woman observes. The students are reading a newspaper titled Southern Agriculturist. The boys wear sweaters or jackets over button up shirts with ties. One girl has short bobbed hair,...
Address: 2116 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. An automobile is parked in front of the Bardstown Road Pharmacy. The hood of the car appears to be seamed down the middle with hinges so that it can be opened from the side. Two headlamps, metal...
Location: 600 block of S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Cars line Fourth Street as pedestrians walk on the sidewalks. Banners are strung across the street. The ones in the foreground have two patterns: striped with white stars and a horse's...
African Americans; Women; Hats; Political participation; Dogs; Political posters; People
Two African American women talk on the street as a dog watches. Utility poles and walls are plastered with political signs, including ones for Senator Ernst and Chas. F. Ogden for Congress.
Attorney Benjamin F. Ewing of Louisville, Kentucky standing beside unseen person that is holding a young boy. The photograph has been cut so that the young boy and Ben Ewing are the only ones visible and is badly cracking in top corner. Stamped on...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Universities & colleges; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. Speed Scientific School; Distilling industries
Speed Scientific School testing for distilleries, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1936. Small tables, the front one holding a pot and other items, edge a concrete square topped by machinery. Signs edge the tables, and the legible...
Frontier Nursing Service, Inc.; Nurses; Health care personnel; People
Mother and four small children on horseback, Frontier Nursing Service, Kentucky. They are posed for the photograph in front of a wood house. Light snow is on the roof and ground. The photograph has been touched up with paint. On back of image...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Blindness; Kentucky School for the Blind
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Four-story concrete building with a large dome on the roof, which has a small tower on top. Wide stairs lead to a two story pillared porch. A wide path leads to the stairs;...
