This dissertation is an examination of fire department response times in eight major cities of the United States including Houston, TX, Charlotte, NC, St. Paul, MN, Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, Louisville, KY, San Francisco, CA and Miami, FL. This...
Bledsoe, Albert Taylor, 1809-1877; Slavery--Southern States--Justification; Southern States--Intellectual life--19th century; Secession--Southern States
This thesis explores the life and career of Albert Taylor Bledsoe, a conservative Whig intellectual and proslavery theorist. It seeks to understand an apparent contradiction in Bledsoe's public comments regarding slavery and secession. Bledsoe...
Residential buildings account for a large portion of total energy consumption in the United States. Residential energy usage can be dramatically reduced by improving the efficiency of building envelope systems. One such method is to incorporate...
While housing tenure choice by the general population and minorities has been studied by a good number of researchers, current research on the tenure choice by immigrants has been limited and sporadic. This study provides further understanding of...
Parents of children with disabilities; Speech therapy for children
The study was completed to determine if parents' feelings of empowerment is improved after viewing a video. The video was designed to assist parents in determining appropriate time(s) to complete speech and language therapy homework. Parents from...
School yearbooks; Schools; Students; Alumni & alumnae; University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville--Alumni and alumnae; Student organizations; Universities & colleges; College students; University of Louisville--Sports
Yearbook for the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1980.
Art--Economic aspects--Nigeria; Anatsui, El, 1944-; Nigeria--Foreign economic relations
This paper is specifically concerned with contemporary artist El Anatsui, and his impact upon the region in which he lives and works in Nsukka, Nigeria. El Anatsui's large-scale wall sculptures—created by joining recycled aluminum distillery...
Through differential display PCR, Munc13-3 was identified as a gene whose relative expression in the visual cortex corresponds to critical period plasticity. Expression of the gene was low at the peak of the critical period and expression was high...
Intonation (Musical pitch); Flute--Intonation; Singing--Intonation; Music--Instruction and study
The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of listening to and singing a tuning
pitch on a flute player's intonation. This investigation determines if these two
variables-hearing and singing-will have an effect on playing a single...
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Middle school)--Ohio; Educational tests and measurements--Ohio
Classroom tests from nine eighth-grade mathematics teachers were collected from the 2003-04 and 2005-06 school years. These years represent one school year prior to the eighth-grade Ohio Achievement Test (OAT) in mathematics being implemented and...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 32. No. 26. but is actually Vol. 32. No. 30. There is a tear across the center of each page that...
Bayfront Park with gardens of multi-colored flowers and part of Miami's skyline, including several large hotels, in the background. The lawns of the park contain palm trees of various sizes. Text printed on verso reads, "A view from beautiful...
Aerial views; Dog racing; Beaches; Coastlines; Cityscapes
Miami Beach seen from the air. There is an oval dog track in the foreground and the heavily-populated beach can be seen in the background. The shoreline is also visible in the background as are many city buildings. Published by Thomas R. West,...
Football players; University of Louisville--Football; University of Louisville--Students; Students; College athletes; Crowds; University of Louisville--Sports
University of Louisville Cardinals return from Miami, Florida where they unexpectedly tied the undefeated Miami Hurricanes 13-13. Team members Baby Ray (left), Bill Pence (middle) and Kenny Day (right) hold a banner given to Captain Tom Lucia...
This thesis is examines the imperial attachment to the Suez Canal from 1875 to 1956. It begins with the canal share purchase by the Disraeli Government and ends with the Suez Crisis. Traditional scholarship views relations between the Britain and...
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...
Portraits; Men; Women; Beaches; Bathing suits; Business people
Foster Embry of Prospect, Kentucky standing on the beach with his wife; he is wearing a swim suit and military cap, and she is wearing a long sleeve shirt, socks, and shoes. The photograph is cracked in the corners. Handwritten on back of image:...
Edward Gay Hill of Louisville, Kentucky sitting on a bench, smoking a cigarette and writing. The photograph has spots of discoloration. Attached to back: Poet In Miami Beach; All poets do not live in garrets -here is one who lives in an apartment...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. There is a tear down the center of each page of this issue and portions of page one are very faded.
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. There is a tear across the center of each page of this issue that makes some lines illegible.
