Wheelchairs--Design and construction; Dogs--Equipment and supplies; Dogs--Health; Veterinary physical therapy
Hind limb paralysis may occur in dogs for a variety of neurological or musculoskeletal reasons. For dogs with limited mobility their lack of ability to ambulate can have a great impact on their physical and mental health. Canine wheelchairs can...
This thesis is an economic and historical examination of Keeneland racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky. The material commences with a historical overview of the role of sport and recreational activities in the United States. Putting sport and leisure...
Twitter; Museum visitors--Services for--Technological innovations; Museums--Technological innovations; Online social networks; Museums--Marketing
With the evolution of social networks and technological innovations, services such as Twitter provide a platform for increased dialogue and participation. Micro-blogging features enable individuals and organizations to communicate directly,...
Wind energy provides an attractive power source as an alternative to fossil fuels because it is abundant, clean, and produces no harmful emissions. To extract more energy from the wind we need to increase the wind turbine size. However, the...
Computational grids are some of the largest computer systems in existence today. Unfortunately they are also, in many cases, the least reliable. This research examines the use of redundancy with permutation as a method of improving reliability in...
Plague--History--Europe; Black Death--Social aspects--Europe; Erotica--Europe--History; Idols and images--Europe--History; Superstition--Europe--History
This thesis examines a large corpus of enigmatic pilgrimage badges dating from
roughly 1350-1500 CE. The badges were brought to light during archaeological
excavations of water sites throughout the Schelde Estuary in the Netherlands, the
riverbanks...
Marconi, Guglielmo, marchese, 1874-1937; Radio broadcasting--Social aspects
This dissertation is a rhetorical analysis of Guglielmo Marconi's wireless. Texts surrounding the invention reveal intersections between technology and society and communicate information about the wireless through tropes of progress. The wireless...
Sketch of champion harness racer Prince Wilkes, with the horse racing and pulling a jockey in a sulky, or two-wheeled cart. "D. W. Smith, 1887" is written in the left corner, and "2.14 3/4" and "Prince Wilkes" in the...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the fox hiding from dog behind a log, the boy carving a Jack o'lantern, the blackbird, the turkey and snake, and the laborers on the riverfront, the images duplicate the...
Three harness racing drivers are on the Lexington race course in Kentucky. Since one is going in the opposite direction, it would appear not to be a race. A two-story grandstand and stables are in the background.
Two mules in harness pull a young man on a seed drill on a farm. A little dog runs along a stream. In the middle ground there is a small stone outbuilding with two stars on it. In the background are a couple of homes and outbuildings.
Two mules in harness pull a young man on seed drill on a farm. On the back of the machine is lettering reading, "Alfalfa & Grass Seed Drill." A stream cuts through the picture. To the left there is a small stone outbuilding with two...
An Ahrens-Fox fire truck sits inside the fire station at 1735 Bardstown Road in Louisville, Kentucky. A locker and a rolled hose sit on the running board. On top of the engine the words "L. F. D. No. 20" are painted. A bell is positioned...
Men; Dogs; Suits (Clothing); Hats; Sidewalks; Staffs (Sticks); People
A man in a well-tailored suit, hat, and cane stands on a sidewalk. He holds something in his fist which is extended slightly toward a dog who is watching it intently as he sits. The dog wears a leather collar and harness studded with metal. The...
Horses; Parades & processions; Buildings; Transportation; People
Address: 431 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Six bay horses in harness pull a parade float carrying three women down Third Street. Two men in uniforms drive the horses. The float has the word Seagram's written out with one letter each on a...
This dissertation is an exploratory study of teacher risk taking. The risk-taking literature in education and other types of organizations is lacking in studies exploring the concept of healthy risk taking and how that risk taking is related to...
Green River Valley (Ky.)--History--19th century; Green River Valley (Ky.)--Economic conditions--19th century; Farms, Small--Kentucky--History
This study focuses on the expansion of the Green River's economic and political importance within Kentucky and how it impacted small farmers of the region. It challenges the idea that small farmers played an insignificant role in the agriculture...
Current wind power technology is not economically feasible throughout most of the United States due to low average wind speeds. A design for a small-scale wind concentrator device suitable for use in areas of low wind velocity was tested using...
The purpose of this dissertation is to find ways to decrease Medicare costs and to study health outcomes of diabetes patients as well as to investigate the influence of Medicare, part D since its introduction in 2006 using the CMS CCW (Chronic...
Background: Infection preventionists (IPs) have a multitude of tasks aimed at the prevention and control of infections in the healthcare setting. These tasks require a great deal of knowledge that has been more challenging to gain over the past...
