University of New Orleans Electronic Theses and Dissertations

University ESL Instructors' Perceptions and Use of Computer Technology in Teaching
ESL; ESL instructors; technology in teaching; higher education institution; perception
This interpretive qualitative study examined university ESL instructors’ experiences using technologies and their personal views of technology integration. The study also explored the factors that affected these instructors’ decisions for using...
2003-05-16;

Matter of Life and Death
serrano; hirst; uncanny; witken; denial of death; fingerprint; freud; forensic .. mortality .. sculpture
This thesis is a critical analysis of the processes, concepts and imagery of my artwork. In my art, I intended to explore death anxieties, individuality and the uncanny. I am interested in what we leave behind after we are gone as proof of existing...
2003-05-16;

In the Dead Season
childhood; poetry; memory ; twin
In the Dead Season is a manuscript of poetry that explores, through family narrative, the tensions between ignorance and truth, between honor and mendacity, between violation and veneration, between love and loss, between grief and transcendence....
2003-05-16;

My Kind of Music: Two New Orleans Stories
class; sex; race; rhythm and blues
My Kind of Music: Two New Orleans Stories is written in two parts, a fictional story about Mickey, an eleven year old white girl, growing up in New Orleans in 1954 and a non-fictional story of my experience as a teenager in New Orleans in 1959....
2003-05-16;

Microgmagnetics Study of "Seed" Induced Incoherent Magnetic Reversal in a Cobalt Element Array
physical chemistry; computational chemistry; magnetic material; micromagnetics; cobalt
A stochastic dynamic micromagnetics code using the LLG equation has been developed and applied to study the seed induced magnetic reversal of a cobalt element array. The spin orientation of the seed element is chosen to be antiparallel to the spin...
2003-05-16;

An Overview of Tourmaline Mineralogy from Gem Tourmaline Producing Pegmatite Districts in Africa
tourmaline;Africa; gems; pegmatite; elbaite; liddicoatite .. rossmanite
Suites of gem-quality faceted tourmaline, slices and fragments from Nigeria Namibia, Mali, Tanzania, Congo and Mozambique were quantitatively analyzed to determine mineralogy and minor element chemistry. The specimens range in color from...
2003-05-16;

Data Visualization for the Benchmarking Engine
visual data mining; data visualization
In today’s information age, data collection is not the ultimate goal; it is simply the first step in extracting knowledge-rich information to shape future decisions. In this thesis, we present ChartVisio - a simple web-based visual...
2003-05-16;

Comparison of Sampling-Based Algorithms for Multisensor Distributed Target Tracking
statistical inference
Nonlinear filtering is certainly very important in estimation since most real-world problems are nonlinear. Recently a considerable progress in the nonlinear filtering theory has been made in the area of the sampling-based methods, including both...
2003-05-16;

Managing Information System Integration Technologies--A Study of Text Mined Industry White Papers
TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION; FAILURES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; TEXT MINING; UDDI; WEB SERVICES; XML; WHITE PAPERS; VANTAGE POINT; STRATEGIES FOR MANAGERS; BUSINESS MODELS; WSDL; IMPLEMENTATION; ROI
Industry white papers are increasingly being used to explain the philosophy and operation of a product in marketplace or technology context. This explanation is used by senior managers for strategic planning in an organization. This research...
2003-05-16;

Wealth Effects of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act on Financial Services Industry
Wealth Effect; Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; Financial Services Industry; Diversification Benefit
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) was signed into law on November 12, 1999. This act is regarded as the most influential deregulation for the U.S. financial services industry in the past one-century. The purpose of this study is to determine and...
2003-05-16;

Drug Testing in Schools: Attitudes of High School Students
school; drug testing; attitudes; high school students
This research investigation examined high school students’ attitudes toward drug testing prevention programs, and examined the extent to which those attitudes vary according to gender, grade, ethnicity, exposure to experiences related to a drug...
2003-05-16;

Juvenile Offenders' Perceptions of the Counseling Relationship
Phenomenology; Counseling Relationship; Juvenile Offenders .. Qualitative Research
The purpose of the study was to explore juvenile offenders’ perceptions of the counseling relationship. Eight juvenile offenders who were on probation under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court participated in the study. Using a...
2003-05-16;

Counseling Children who Speak a Language in which the Counselor is not Fluent: Play Therapy and Counselor Perceived Self-Efficacy
children; non-verbal counseling techniques; play therapy; school counseling; fluent; language; self-efficacy
This study investigated 9 variables to determine their relationship to the frequency of use of “Play Therapy” or non- verbal counseling techniques by elementary school counselors as well as their relationship to counselor perceived...
2003-05-16;

Miniaturized Fluorescence Biosensor for Studying Neuronal Events
Fluorescence; Neurons; Biosensors; Imaging
When developing new techniques to analyze neuro-chemical microenvironments, it is important to realize the incredible variability in the cellular content and the response to stimulation between cells and within a single cell. Conventional...
2003-05-16;

Analytical Estimation of Value at Risk Under Thick Tails and Fast Volatility Updating
Stochastic processes; Thick tails; affine and non-affine processes; Value at Risk
Despite its recent advent, value at risk (VaR) became the most widely used technique for measuring future expected risk for both financial and non-financial institutions. VaR, the measure of the worst expected loss over a given horizon at a...
2003-05-16;

Personal Boundary Issues in Counselor-Client, Professor-Student, and Supervisor-Supervisee Relationships in Counseling
Multiple Relationships; Boundary Issues
This study was designed to explore the acceptability of social, business, and romantic relationships in counselor-client, professor-student, and supervisor-supervisee relationships. In addition, the study sought to determine whether professors and...
2003-05-16;

A Theory and Analysis of Planing Catamarans in Calm and Rough Water
vortex strength distribution; random wave; nonlinear wave; high speed jet flow; water jet; fast ship; vessel design; drag and resistance dynamic lift; high speed craft; Planing craft; ; planing boat; impact hydrodynamics; steady...
A planing catamaran is a high-powered, twin-hull water craft that develops the lift which supports its weight, primarily through hydrodynamic water pressure. Presently, there is increasing demand to further develop the catamaran’s planing and...
2003-05-16;

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