The properties of gold nanoparticles (GNP) holds promising potential for drug delivery, diagnostics, plasmonic photothermal therapy of diseases, electronics, catalysis, and photovoltaics (Liu et al., 2006; Huang et al., 2003; Thompson, 2007;...
Acting; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Queen Margaret; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III
This thesis is a brief examination of what is required to create a successful performance onstage, where a successful performance is defined by the audiences understanding of the text through the actor's performance. With that understanding comes a...
Acting; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Richard III; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III
This thesis is a culmination of process and real life experiences I used as an actor to reach the goal of performing the role of Shakespeare's Richard III. Not only do I discuss the process I used, but I discuss the choices I made in pursuing this...
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...
All terrain vehicles--Automatic control; Motor vehicles--Automatic control; Intelligent control systems
When tracked vehicles traverse terrain such as sand, soil, or even concrete,
they may encounter a variance in density or viscosity of the medium that the
vehicle is traveling along. When this happens, one track begins to move faster or
slower...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is an idiopathic pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder associated with various neuropathologies and immunological dysfunctions. Cytokines are regulatory proteins that facilitate communication between the immune and...
Females have a higher incidence of autoimmune diseases than males for reasons that are currently unknown. CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells play an important role in the maintenance of immunological homeostasis and self-tolerance by suppressing...
A group of five women stand around a parked Model A Ford. The convertible has its spare tire attached to the side of the car near the front tire. The hood ornament is a running greyhound. The women wear tight-fitting hats and coats trimmed in fur....
Billboards, buildings, and automobiles are shown at the southwestern corner of Broadway and Second Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The left billboard advertises, "Armour's 'Star' Bacon / Slices of real." The middle one reads, "Now 14...
During the 1960's, nearly ninety percent of black women in the South worked as
domestic servants. While much has been written depicting the dehumanizing and
exploitative conditions in which they lived, their contributions to human rights...
Twelve white tents are pitched in Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The tents are pointed, with four sides, and do not reach the ground. There is white bedding inside some of the tents. The center tent has a pole with a cylinder on top sticking...
Fermentation house, Louisville Distillery of Frankfort Distilleries. Huge canisters raised on planks reach the ceiling. The canisters are ribbed with metal bands that overlap at the ends. On back of image: "An interior view of the fermenter...
Isaac Shelby School, 930 Mary Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Close-up of part of the first floor of the school, with two boys in breeches, one with a suit coat and cap and one with a white sweater and tie, walking quickly out of the domed entrance,...
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. On a floor of concrete squares sit two large, dark metal machines, and to the right, a simple table. The machine in back has an arm at the left...
Marion County Courthouse, Lebanon, Kentucky. Architect's sketch credited at left corner to "Thos. J. Nolan, Architect, Louisville, Kentucky." The Marion County Courthouse is a three to four-story brick building with a two-story pillared...
Strickler Hall; there are pedestrians and a bicycle in front of the building. Current uses: Cochran and Middleton Auditoriums; A&S Pan-African Studies Department; A&S Communications; REACH offices; Learning Resource Center; Math Resource...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities;
Strickler Hall seen from an elevated perspective (presumably from the roof of Ekstrom Library). Current uses: Cochran and Middleton Auditoriums; A&S Pan-African Studies Department; A&S Communications; REACH offices; Learning Resource...
Children with disabilities--Education (Secondary); Vocabulary--Study and teaching (Secondary); Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)
Constant Time Delay (CST) has been used extensively as a procedure to teach children with disabilities a variety of skills. There is a preponderance of evidence that this instructional strategy is a highly effective (Handen & Zane, 1987;...
Data Classification is a task that could be found in many life activities. In general, the term could be used for any activity that derives some decision or forecast based on the currently available information. Using a more accurate definition, a...
Computers and music have shared a rich history since the 1950s. Many languages and standards have been built around music. Yet even before the advent of the computer, music shared algorithmic ideas with mathematics which brought about many new...
