African American high school students; High school girls; Academic achievement; Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)
The underachievement of African American students in the mathematics classroom and the underrepresentation of African Americans in advanced mathematics courses and mathematics related career fields has been a concern for the mathematics education...
American literature--Hispanic American authors; Santiago, Esmeralda; Ortiz, Cofer, Judith, 1952-
United States capitalist development efforts, known as Operation Bootstrap, created an economic need for Puerto Ricans. Two authors, Esmeralda Santiago and Judith Ortiz Cofer, are both women of Puerto Rican decent who lived through this historic...
Buildings; Building construction; Kosair Temple (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 224 E. Broadway. This scene captures the beginning work of constructing Kosair Temple. The lot had been cleared and flattened. A man works a steam shovel as others work around a cart with the wording "Highland Motor Transfer Co."...
Multiple views of men working on site constructing a large tunnel. Some stand on wood ladders and platforms across the tunnel opening, which is supported by wood and rebar.Title supplied by cataloger.
The advent of larger storage spaces, affordable digital capturing devices, and an ever growing online community dedicated to sharing images has created a great need for efficient analysis methods. In fact, analyzing images for the purpose of...
"The Lion Gate at Mycenae and the towering fortification wall circuit of which it formed a part were constructed a few generations before the presumed date of the Trojan War. At that time, wealthy Mycenaeans were laid to rest outside the...
"The Lion Gate at Mycenae and the towering fortification wall circuit of which it formed a part were constructed a few generations before the presumed date of the Trojan War. At that time, wealthy Mycenaeans were laid to rest outside the...
A hyper basis function network (HyperBF) is a generalized radial basis function network (RBF) where the activation function is a radial function of a weighted distance. The local weighting of the distance accounts for the variation in local scaling...
Fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites (PMCs) using high-temperature thermoplastics as the matrix material represent a lightweight design solution for applications above 250°F. This is often required for aircraft structures subjected to...
Train approaching from the left on a set of railroad tracks in a row of four sets. Tree-covered mountains and a body of water are in the background. A man sits on a tree stump next to the tracks. Title: (79) Famous Horseshoe Curve among Allegheny...
Ranard, John--Exhibitions; Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions; Museum exhibits
This thesis project documents the curatorial and archival work completed using the collection of photographs, negatives, and ephemeral materials of John Ranard. This collection belongs to his estate and is currently housed at the University of...
Standard regularity assumptions for regression models are not satisfied in segmented regression models with an unknown change point, and consequently standard asymptotic results and inferential methods for confidence estimation are not applicable....
Spirituality in literature; Religion in literature; Berry, Wendell, 1934---Criticism and interpretation; McCarthy, Cormac, 1933---Criticism and interpretation
This dissertation provides a reading of characters in the novels and short stories of two important contemporary American writers through the lens of spiritual theology. While spirituality has often been understood as necessitating a flight from...
Streams; Rivers; Pumping stations; Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Men; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Pipes (Conduits)
A stream or creek flows between two large mounds of dirt with men working on the site laying pipes and constructing wood supports. Buildings are to the left. Site of a pumping station under construction. Title supplied by cataloger.
Streams; Rivers; Pumping stations; Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Men; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Pipes (Conduits)
A stream or creek flows between two large mounds of dirt with men working on the site laying pipes and constructing wood supports. The creek is separated from the Ohio River by a dirt wall with a drainage system built into the dirt. Construction...
Theaters; Cultural facilities; Building construction
Four workers stand among beams and wood, constructing Loew's Theatre at 625 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Written on negative: "Miner D. Woodling. Loew Theatre. Feb. 7th 1928. Louisville, Ky." This building was added to the...
