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You can receive a copy of GNU General Public License at the World Wide Web address . -------------------------------------------------------- Product Name QueryCatcher Product URL http://www.jasonclark.info/files.php Product Description A PHP/MySQL search term recorder module - collect queries logged into system, presents terms as browseable links Latest Version 1.0 Release Date 2008/06/16 Author's Name Jason Clark Author's Email jaclark@montana.edu Author's URL http://jasonclark.info License GNU's Public License (GPL) -------------------------------------------------------- The code from this application is also available in the Code4Lib Journal (http://journal.code4lib.org). The article that explains the "QueryCatcher" application is titled: "Making Patron Data Work Harder: User Search Terms as Access Points?" It can be retrieved at http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/78. */ -- Create database and table statement for QueryCatcher. -- note: You will need to create your own database and make changes to the related PHP connection scripts. The item table below is just a sample. -- note: You will need to create a your own specific fields for an item table to hold your data. -- Datetime: 2008-06-03 16:07:37 -- Database: QueryCatcher -- -- Database create statement with character set and collation options -- CREATE DATABASE query_catcher CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci; -- -- Tell which database to use when creating table -- USE query_catcher; -- -------------------------------------------------------- -- -- Table structure for table `item` -- CREATE TABLE `item` ( `item_id` int(8) NOT NULL auto_increment, `item_update` timestamp NOT NULL default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, `item_status` varchar(5) NOT NULL default 'a', `dc_title` text NOT NULL, `dc_creator` varchar(75) NOT NULL default 'admin', `dc_description` text NOT NULL, `dc_publisher` varchar(50) NOT NULL default 'Montana State University', `dc_contributor` varchar(75) NOT NULL default '(committee chairperson)', `dc_contributor_additional` varchar(255) default NULL, `dc_date` date NOT NULL default '2000-00-00', `dc_type` varchar(45) NOT NULL default 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', `dc_format` varchar(30) NOT NULL default 'application/pdf', `dc_identifier` text NOT NULL, `dc_language` varchar(30) NOT NULL default 'en', `dc_coverage` varchar(75) default NULL, `dc_keywords` varchar(255) default NULL, `dc_rights` varchar(150) default 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', `dc_degreeName` varchar(30) default NULL, `dc_degreeLevel` varchar(30) default NULL, `dc_degreeCollege` varchar(150) default NULL, `dc_degreeDepartment` varchar(150) default NULL, `dc_degreeDiscipline` varchar(75) default NULL, `dc_degreeGrantor` varchar(50) NOT NULL default 'Montana State University', PRIMARY KEY (`item_id`), FULLTEXT KEY `full_index` (`dc_title`,`dc_creator`,`dc_description`,`dc_contributor`) ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8; -- -- Dumping data for table `item` - 15 sample entries from the MSU Electronic thesis and dissertations database are included -- INSERT INTO `item` (`item_id`, `item_update`, `item_status`, `dc_title`, `dc_creator`, `dc_description`, `dc_publisher`, `dc_contributor`, `dc_contributor_additional`, `dc_date`, `dc_type`, `dc_format`, `dc_identifier`, `dc_language`, `dc_coverage`, `dc_keywords`, `dc_rights`, `dc_degreeName`, `dc_degreeLevel`, `dc_degreeCollege`, `dc_degreeDepartment`, `dc_degreeDiscipline`, `dc_degreeGrantor`) VALUES (1, '2006-09-28 15:25:18', 'a', 'Identification and characterization of novel protein-protein interactions with the basal transcription factor, TATA-binding protein', 'Prigge, Justin Robert', 'Recruitment of the TATA-Binding Protein, TBP, to the promoter is a critical, rate-limiting step that drives the initial phase of nearly all gene transcription events. Because of this, many transcriptional regulators target TBP, either to localize TBP at the promoter, or to relay signals between other promoter-bound protein complexes and the basal transcription machinery. Studies described herein were designed to identify novel protein-protein interactions with TBP. To do this, we screened mid-gestational pregnancy-associated cDNA prey libraries using two different yeast two-hybrid systems. Screens in both systems revealed both known and novel TBP interactors. B\\''-Related Factor 1 and Transcription Factor II A were identified in screens that used full-length TBP as bait. These proteins are known to interact with TBP and thus validated our system. In addition to known interactors, novel interactions with both the N-terminal (TBP-N) and C-terminal (TBP-C) domains of TBP were identified. Coactivator- Associated Arginine Methyltransferase 1 (CARM1), Pax Transactivation Domain- Interacting Protein (PTIP), and Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Factor (LITAF) all interacted with TBP-N. Proteins that interacted with TBP-C were Huntingtin-Associated Protein 1 (HAP1), four members of the Protein Inhibitor of Activated STAT (PIAS) family of transcriptional regulatory proteins, and Zinc Finger Protein 523 (ZFP523). The TBP interaction domains on PIAS1 and HAP1 were mapped to further define each interaction. Mapping studies revealed that TBP interacts with a single region on PIAS1, and with two separate regions on HAP1. We also show that TBP co-precipitates with PIAS1, PIAS3, HAP1, and PTIP. In conclusion, our studies, in agreement with previous published data suggest that TBP interacts with many classes of regulatory proteins, including transcriptional activators, repressors, and individual components of the transcriptional co-regulatory complexes. They also support the hypothesis that the TBP N-terminus is a protein interaction module and may provide clues to the function of the vertebrate-specific N terminus of TBP.', 'Montana State University', 'Schmidt, Ed (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/prigge/PriggeJ0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'Ph. D.', 'Doctoral', NULL, NULL, 'Veterinary Molecular Biology', 'Montana State University'), (2, '2006-09-28 15:30:07', 'a', 'Understanding the molecular factors governing inhibitor potency and oxygen activation in copper amine oxidases', 'Shepard, Eric Michael', 'Copper amine oxidases (CuAOs) catalyze the oxidative deamination of primary amines to the corresponding aldehydes, with the concomitant reduction of O2 to H2O2. CuAOs are known to have a multitude of physiological roles, and activity levels are upregulated in several pathological states. With the potential for therapeutic applications, substantial efforts were made to determine the molecular factors governing inhibitor selectivity. As such, several mechanism-based inhibitors were screened against CuAOs from bacterial, yeast, plant, and mammalian sources. The results provided vast insight into the molecular factors governing inhibitor potency in a bacterial (AGAO) and a plant (PSAO) CuAO. This was the defining work in establishing how certain aromatic residues in the substrate channel of AGAO directly control inhibitor potency. Furthermore, this work details the cross-reactivity between CuAOs and monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzymes using the antidepressant MAO-directed inhibitor tranylcypromine, and describes the characterization of a class of compounds which selectively inhibit only CuAOs. In addition to the studies aimed at understanding the molecular factors governing inhibitor binding in CuAOs, this work probes the role of copper during enzymatic reoxidation. Binding and inhibition studies of CuAOs were performed with the monodentate copper ligands cyanide and azide. Studies with cyanide provided the first spectroscopic evidence for cyanohydrin derivitization of TPQ in PSAO and led to the proposal of a detailed mechanism for inhibition of CuAO catalysis by cyanide. Azide studies in PSAO clearly revealed that azide was a competitive inhibitor towards substrate dioxygen, thereby supporting the viability of a redox role for copper. However, azide studies with a yeast CuAO were much more difficult to interpret, as azide was found to significantly inhibit the reaction velocity of both half-reactions. Lastly, temperature jump relaxation measurements of the internal redox equilibrium in AGAO were performed, allowing for the calculation of the electron transfer rate between reduced TPQ and copper(II). The results unequivocally establish that the copper(I)-semiquinone state is a viable catalytic intermediate in the reoxidation reaction of AGAO. Collectively, the results presented in this thesis provide evidence for a redox role of copper during the oxidative half-reaction, although further experimentation is necessary to confirm this.', 'Montana State University', 'Dooley, David M. (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/shepard/ShepardE0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'Ph. D.', 'Doctoral', NULL, NULL, 'Biochemistry', 'Montana State University'), (3, '2006-09-28 15:37:49', 'a', 'Haptic and auditory interfaces as a collision avoidance technique during roadway departures and driver perception of these modalities', 'Stanley, Laura Michelle', 'Roadway departure fatalities accounted for 55 percent of all roadway fatalities in the United States in 2003. In an effort to reduce the number of roadway departures, many transportation agencies have introduced static rumble strips using physical alterations of the roadway surface in shoulder and/or centerline sections of the roadway. Recently, more advanced technology has been developed in the form of in-vehicle advanced lane departure warning systems that automatically detect the vehicle\\''s lane position and warn of possible roadway departures. These systems are currently showing their value in some commercial trucks in Europe, and are now available in some U.S. passenger cars. Two critical factors will govern their ultimate success; (1) their ability to warn the driver in an effective and timely manner to make the correct action, and (2) their success in gaining driver trust and acceptance. The primary goal of this research was to better understand basic human factors principles of haptic and auditory interfaces as a collision avoidance technique during run-off-road and head-on collisions and driver perception of these modalities. In this simulator study, fifteen participants received alerting cues in three sensory modalities; haptic (seat vibration), auditory (\\"rumble strip\\" sound), and combined auditory and haptic sensory warnings. A preliminary psychophysical study was conducted to determine appropriate and comparable intensities of the warning modalities. The results of this study determined that the haptic modality produced significantly faster reaction times than both the auditory and combination modalities. The auditory modality produced significantly more maximum steering response than the haptic and combination condition. Drivers perceived the haptic modality to be the least annoying with least interference, while the combination modality was the most preferred in benefit of driving, most likely to purchase, level of trust, level of appropriateness, level of urgency, and overall preference. Haptic (seat vibration) warnings demonstrate promise as an alerting strategy over auditory and combination modalities in reducing roadway departures. With a decrease in reaction time, less erratic steering responses, and relatively advantageous perceptions from drivers, haptic warnings have the potential to better assist drivers in returning to the lane more quickly and safely.', 'Montana State University', 'Marley, Robert J. (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/stanley/StanleyL0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'Ph. D.', 'Doctoral', NULL, NULL, 'Engineering', 'Montana State University'), (4, '2006-09-28 15:41:38', 'a', 'Viable population monitoring: risk-based population monitoring for threatened and endangered species with application to bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus', 'Staples, David Franklin', 'Population monitoring is a vital component for managing threatened and endangered (TE) species to demonstrate recovery, or alert managers if the status is deteriorating. Common methods for analyzing monitoring data, however, have poor power to detect changes in population status and do not directly address questions about population status as defined for threatened (likely to be endangered) or endangered (in danger of extinction) species. Population viability analysis (PVA) methods are used to estimate the risk of decline for population, and have been recommended to reconcile short-term management actions with the ultimate long-term goal of preserving the species. The research presented herein is concerned with how to use PVA for monitoring population status, with a general focus on TE species and specific application to a bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) population. The bull trout population in the Flathead Lake and River System of NW Montana, USA provides an example for the motivation of VPM, and will serve as a test bed for developing and applying VPM for population management. Bull trout are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and the Flathead Lake population is of special concern because of a dramatic decline in the late 1980\\''s. Risk estimates are constrained by the ability to estimate model parameters from data. I develop methods to accommodate sampling error in population data and temporal correlations in population growth for count-based PVA models, and evaluate the effects of model extrapolation errors on risk estimates. Further, I present model structural adequacy analyses in which model evaluation criteria are not based on a model\\''s fit to data, but on how well the model answers the scientific question of interest concerning the population\\''s future status. This study suggests monitoring with a Gompertz density dependent model is likely the best available means for estimating average risk of decline for the bull trout population. Data on juvenile vital rates and abundances incorporated into a relatively simple demographic model could potentially enhance the ability to foresee imminent declines in adult abundances, though risk estimates can be detrimentally affected by uncertainty in sub-adult survival rates.', 'Montana State University', 'Taper, Mark L. (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/staples/StaplesD0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'Ph. D.', 'Doctoral', NULL, NULL, 'Fish and Wildlife Management', 'Montana State University'), (5, '2006-09-28 15:49:29', 'a', 'The relationship between the use of technology for data-driven decision-making and student achievement in high school mathematics', 'Sulser, Dennis Patrick', 'The extent to which Montana school leaders of high school mathematics use technology to examine student assessment results and affect instructional and curriculum change is not known. Specifically, it is not known to what degree mathematics school leaders use technology in assessment analysis, and if that analysis is related to student achievement in mathematics. Educators and math students in Montana \\"AA\\" high schools are the studied population in this research. Math instructional personnel and building leadership were administered a data-driven decision-making (DDDM) diagnostic to determine their capacity for using technology in the process of DDDM. Educators from 10 of the 13 \\"AA\\" high schools participated in the survey. One hundred twenty-five educators in the 10 high schools responded to the survey, 90 math instructors and 35 administrators. The DDDM diagnostic was secured from Dr. Scott McLeod of the University of Minnesota\\''s School Technology Leadership Initiative. Dr. McLeod is conducting extensive research on the DDDM capacity of 11,000 educators in the state of Minnesota using the DDDM instrument. Five different mathematics student assessment indicators over a two-year time frame for each of the 10 participating schools were gathered from the high school principal in each of the schools. The composite scores from the assessment indicators in each school were correlated to the use of technology for DDDM capacity in each school to determine if a relationship existed between the two variables. Although this study utilized descriptive and correlation methodologies, it also resulted in apparent differences between teachers\\'' and administrators\\'' perceptions of their collective capacity for using technology for DDDM. Calculated means for each category of the DDDM survey instrument resulted in a higher average in every category for administrators than for teachers. This difference between teachers and administrators has implications for leadership and increasing the capacity for DDDM in Montana schools. There appears to be no significant relationships between student math assessment outcomes and using technology for DDDM capacity of educators. The research indicates that Montana \\"AA\\" educators are not using technology for DDDM to the degree that a positive relationship exists between student results and DDDM capacity. The study concludes that a closer examination of relationships between the use of technology for DDDM capacity and teacher-created formative assessments should be considered.', 'Montana State University', 'Dressler, Boyd (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/sulser/SulserD0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'Ed. D', 'Doctoral', NULL, NULL, 'Education', 'Montana State University'), (6, '2006-09-28 15:53:49', 'a', 'Effects of long-term winter-spring grazing on foothill rangeland', 'Thrift, Tanya Marie', 'In the Rocky Mountain foothills of Montana, elk (Cervus elaphus) often occupy the rough fescue/bluebunch wheatgrass (Festuca campestris Rydb./Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve ) habitat type in winter and early spring. Previous research has demonstrated that moderate summer herbivory sustains dominant graminoids in this habitat type, but heavy summer grazing does not. This study compared the effects of heavy and light, long-term winter-spring grazing on bluebunch wheatgrass, rough fescue, and Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis Elmer), plant yield, ground cover, and soil properties in this habitat type. Eight sites were sampled with similar slope, aspect, soil type, elevation, and precipitation that were grazed nearly exclusively by elk in winterspring for 56 years, with 4 sites each located within heavily and lightly grazed areas. Basal diameter (P=0.04), June and July leaf height (P<0.01 and P=0.01, respectively), number of seedheads per plant (P=0.03), percent filled florets per plant (P<0.01), percent canopy cover (P=0.01), and percent species composition (P=0.02) of rough fescue were less on heavily than lightly grazed sites. June leaf height (P=0.01), and percent filled florets (P<0.01) were less and number of seedheads per plant (P=0.01) of bluebunch wheatgrass was greater on heavily grazed sites. Percent filled florets (P<0.01) and June and July leaf height (P=0.01 and P<0.01, respectively) of Idaho fescue were less on heavily grazed sites. Plant yield did not differ between heavily and lightly grazed sites (P>0.10). Total ground cover was not different between heavily and lightly grazed sites (P>0.10), however, ground cover of graminoids and forbs was less (P=0.04) and ground cover of dense clubmoss (Selaginella densa Rydb.) was greater on heavily grazed sites (P=0.04). Soil bulk density was greater (P=0.02) and the Ah horizon was not as deep (P<0.01) on heavily grazed sites. Comparisons of canopy cover with a near-pristine site in this habitat type indicate that rough fescue did not tolerate many successive years of heavy grazing in winter-spring, but long-term light grazing in winter-spring sustained rough fescue in proportions found within the potential natural community. Heavy or light long-term grazing in winter-spring decreased the abundance of bluebunch wheatgrass but had minimal impact on Idaho fescue.', 'Montana State University', 'Brewer, Tracy K. (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/thrift/ThriftT0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'MS', 'Masters', NULL, NULL, 'Animal and Range Sciences', 'Montana State University'), (7, '2006-10-23 09:19:28', 'a', 'Forage quality characteristics of barley irrigated with coalbed methane water', 'Todd, Alison Lee', 'Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of coalbed methane (CBM) discharge water as an irrigation source in comparison with the use of well water. Three plot trials were conducted in two consecutive growing seasons with three replicates of 14 barley cultivars under each water treatment. Barley cultivars were grown under covered greenhouses to prevent uncontrolled precipitation. Each greenhouse received one of two water treatments: either well water (EC = 0.43 dS m-1, SAR = 0.25) or synthesized CBM discharge water (EC = 1.6 dS m-1, SAR = 35). Plots were irrigated with 5.1 cm of respective treatment water on the day of seeding and flood irrigated with treatment water on a weekly basis. Cultivars were sampled on three cutting dates within each trial, when the majority of the entries were in the boot, anthesis, and milk stages of maturity. Barley forage was analyzed for yield, height, and forage quality with relation to livestock requirements. Cultivars were dried, ground and analyzed for yield, dry matter (DM), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), crude protein (CP), nitrate (NO3-N) concentrations, in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), and mineral concentrations. Coalbed methane discharge water significantly reduced (P&lt;0.10) barley forage yield, height, and NO3-N concentrations. Forages irrigated with well water yielded higher (P&lt;0.10) than those irrigated with CBM water (6499 vs 4937 kg ha-1) and were taller (49 vs 36 cm). Nitrate concentrations were lower (P&lt;.010) in forages irrigated with CBM water than well water (0.66 vs 3.3 mg g-1). No differences (P&gt;0.10) were seen between water treatments for the remaining parameters. Use of CBM discharge water as an irrigation source reduced yield, had a negative impact on height, and CP concentrations and reduced nitrate concentrations. Few differences were detected in mineral concentrations between water treatments. More research is necessary to determine the long term impacts of CBM discharge water on soil and plant quality.', 'Montana State University', 'Cash, S. Dennis (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/todd/ToddA0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'MS', 'Masters', NULL, NULL, 'Animal and Range Sciences', 'Montana State University'), (8, '2006-09-28 16:04:50', 'a', 'The university experience: perspectives of Native American Nurses', 'Trenfield-Joyner, Marilyn Gail', 'Native Americans are subject to unique influences, contributing to health problems that are difficult to treat without culturally appropriate care. The most effective way to improve such care may be to recruit and retain more Native American Nurses. Many authors have written about the complex reasons that Native Americans are not adequately recruited or retained in baccalaureate programs, but few qualitative studies have focused on Native Americans in baccalaureate nursing programs, and few studies have focused on the strengths these students bring to their experience. In this phenomenological study, three indepth interviews were conducted with Native American nurses who had graduated within the past one to three years from a baccalaureate nursing program. Interviews were transcribed and submitted to phenomenological analysis, following the method of A. Giorgi. Results indicated that the nurses belonged to extensive networks of family and tribal members. They were strongly invested in maintaining their emotional bonds and meeting their obligations within these groups, particularly if they had children. Their primary difficulties in nursing school were related to being away from these nurturing groups, and meeting their obligations to them, while also meeting the obligations of school. They relied on cultural and personal strengths that enabled them to achieve their goal. Universities may be able to make relatively simple and inexpensive alterations in their nursing programs in order to ease the struggles of these students, and to enable more Native Americans to complete baccalaureate nursing degrees. Further phenomenological research regarding Native Americans who did not complete their baccalaureate degrees, mainstream nurses who attended school with children, and Native American nurses who attended school without children could add to understanding of the needs of these students, and how best to meet them.', 'Montana State University', 'Holkup, Patricia (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/trenfield-joyner/Trenfield-JoynerM0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'M.Nursing', 'Masters', NULL, NULL, 'Nursing', 'Montana State University'), (9, '2006-09-28 16:09:53', 'a', 'Machines for a perfect world', 'Tullar, Christopher Robin', '', 'Montana State University', 'Helzer, Richard (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/tullar/TullarC0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'MFA', 'Masters', NULL, NULL, 'Art', 'Montana State University'), (10, '2006-09-28 16:16:52', 'a', 'Behavioral ecology of the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)', 'Wagner, Aaron Parker', 'Relatedness is often estimated from microsatellite genotypes that include null alleles (Dakin & Avise 2004). When null alleles are present, observed genotypes represent one of several possible true genotypes. If null alleles are detected, but analyses do not adjust for their presence (i.e., observed genotypes are treated as true genotypes), then estimates of relatedness and relationship can be incorrect. The number of loci available in many wildlife studies is limited, and loci with null alleles are commonly a large proportion of data that cannot be discarded without substantial loss of power. To resolve this problem, we present a new approach for estimating relatedness and relationships from data sets that include null alleles. Once it is recognized that the probability of the observed genotypes is dependent on the probabilities of a limited number of possible true genotypes, the required adjustments are straightforward. The concept can be applied to any existing estimators of relatedness and relationships. We review established maximum likelihood estimators and apply the correction in that setting. In an application of the corrected method to data from striped hyenas, we demonstrate that correcting for the presence of null alleles affect results substantially. Finally, we use simulated data to confirm that this method works better than two common approaches, namely ignoring the presence of null alleles or discarding affected loci.', 'Montana State University', 'Creel, Scott (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/wagner/WagnerA0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'Ph. D.', 'Doctoral', NULL, NULL, 'Biological Sciences', 'Montana State University'), (11, '2006-09-29 11:31:54', 'a', 'Coup d\\'' eventail: the Maghreb, the French, and imperial pretext', 'Walker, Timothy John', 'This thesis examines the experience of the men and women of the Maghreb through an analysis of regionally-based writers, historians, and cultural and geopolitical analysts, as well as alternative sources detailing salient factors involved in this era. The Maghreb, a region of North Africa consisting of three nations, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, experienced well over a century of colonial rule by the French. The colonial era lasted from the early 1800\\''s to the culmination of the French-Algerian War in 1962. France was determined to establish Algeria as an integral component of the French empire and the cornerstone for an economic and cultural expansion known as Eurafrique that would allow for the dominance of the African continent. Additionally, French Protectorates were established in the flanking nations of Morocco and Tunisia, resulting in absolute regional dominance. An interdisciplinary analysis merging the literary, cultural, and geopolitical history of the region provides the reader with an opportunity to evaluate multiple perspectives of this turbulent era. Further, it provides one with a practical foundation from which an objective critique of ongoing strife between the globalizing influences, for good or bad, of the West and the traditions and cultures of the Muslim world can be effectively based. Ultimately, this study reveals that French imperial pretext failed due to a combination of tragic miscalculations regarding basic geopolitical, cultural, and traditional traits of the Maghreb.', 'Montana State University', 'Thomas, Amy (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/walker/WalkerT0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'MA', 'Masters', NULL, NULL, 'English', 'Montana State University'), (12, '2006-09-29 11:44:06', 'a', 'Land, life, and feme sole: women homesteaders in the Yellowstone River Valley, 1909-1934', 'Walker-Kuntz, Sunday Anne', 'This thesis focuses on women homesteaders in Yellowstone County, Montana during the boom years of 1909 to 1934. The historical and cultural phenomenon of American homesteading and its legal framework are discussed, but emphasis is on homesteaders in Montana who did not migrate to the state great numbers until the early twentieth century, particularly after 1909. This study relies principally on data from primary documents including the records of the General Land Office, Census Bureau data, oral histories, and homestead legislation. The data is used to describe and analyze the patterns of homesteading behavior among women in Yellowstone County, Montana. Homesteading is presented as a medium for transforming gender identity through suffrage, land ownership, and autonomous financial security.', 'Montana State University', 'Murphy, Mary (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/walker-kuntz/Walker-KuntzS0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'MA', 'Masters', NULL, NULL, 'History', 'Montana State University'), (13, '2006-09-29 11:52:02', 'a', 'Assessment of tributary potential for wild rainbow trout recruitment in Hebgen Reservoir, Montana', 'Watschke, Darin Allen', 'Trout fisheries in Montana reservoirs are almost entirely maintained by stocking hatchery fish. An exception is Hebgen Reservoir, where wild rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss were established in 1979. Continued, unexpectedly low gill net catch rates of rainbow trout led to the objective of this study, which was to assess tributary production of wild rainbow trout and identify potential limiting factors. A combination of redd surveys, adult, young-of-the-year (YOY; age-0), and juvenile (age- 1 and age-2) trapping, and measurements of water temperature and spawning and rearing habitat was used to assess spawning use and habitat characteristics of 11 tributaries, comprising 170 stream kilometers, in 2002 and 2003. A total of 5,642 redds were counted, suggesting the number of spawners was not limiting. Redd occurrence within individual habitat units was positively associated with spawning gravel densities, and negatively associated with rearing habitat density. At the tributary scale, redd abundance was positively associated with availability of both spawning and rearing habitat. Temperature also appeared to influence spawning as most production occurred in tributaries with May to July temperature averaging 8 to 10 .C. The majority (80%) of spawning occurred in only two of the 11 tributaries (Duck Creek and the South Fork of the Madison River). These tributaries contained a combination of abundant spawning and rearing habitat. Rainbow trout YOY production estimates exceeded 4.7 million in 2002 and 2003 combined and abundant YOY and age-1 and age-2 juvenile rainbow trout were captured during spring and summer outmigrations in two lake tributaries. Estimates of available spawning (7.0 ha) and rearing habitat (1.1 x 106 m3) suggest that tributary habitat does not limit the rainbow trout population of Hebgen Reservoir from reaching a self-sustaining level that would meet the recreational requirements of the sport fishery. However, high densities of YOY and juvenile brown trout Salmo trutta captured during outmigrant trapping of rainbow trout suggests that competition and predation may be affecting overwinter survival of rainbow trout in the tributaries. Protection and enhancement of tributary habitat in other reservoirs offers the potential for greater use of wild trout for maintenance of trout fisheries in lentic systems.', 'Montana State University', 'McMahon, Thomas E. (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/watschke/WatschkeD0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'MS', 'Masters', NULL, NULL, 'Fish and Wildlife Management', 'Montana State University'), (14, '2006-09-29 11:58:50', 'a', 'Individualizing the writing process through a genre-based, social-process pedagogy', 'Wilke, William Walter', 'Many contemporary composition scholars are moving beyond process theory, contending that the act of writing effectively is one of complex social interaction, an intricate ballet of intellectual feigns, parries and thrusts, that cannot be reduced to the simple process of prewriting, writing and rewriting to be taught in the same, or even similar, manner to every person. In fact, they argue, there can be no effective classroom composition pedagogy that reveals the social nature of the act of writing to the student in any meaningful way. And yet a wealth of personal observations have shown that a great many working world adults-a substantially greater proportion of the population than that found in the first-year writing class-have mastered the skill of effective writing to a significant extent, leading to the conclusion that experience and maturation can and does teach the social nature of the many genres of everyday writing. What follows is an attempt to create a curriculum that recognizes the social nature of writing and incorporates it into the classroom setting through collaborative writing exercises, genre-awareness and assignments designed to reveal to the individual writer his or her own way of producing desired effects on readers. The curriculum also aims to hasten some of the experience and maturation that reveals the social nature of writing to so many writers as they wend their way through the working world. What is initially proposed is then taken into two first-year writing classes in succeeding semesters and evaluated on the basis of student responses and instructor observations. Those methods of evaluation are admittedly lacking in a high degree of reliability. However, this essay concludes with some suggested refinements and a proposal for a more thorough testing of the curriculum\\''s effectiveness.', 'Montana State University', 'Branch, Kirk (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/wilke/WilkeW0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'MA', 'Masters', NULL, NULL, 'English', 'Montana State University'), (15, '2006-09-29 12:35:10', 'a', 'Controller design for PSS and FACTS devices to enhance damping of low-frequency power oscillations in power systems', 'You, Ruhua', 'Low frequency electromechanical oscillations are inevitable characteristics of power systems and they greatly affect the transmission line transfer capability and power system stability. PSS and FACTS devices can help the damping of power system oscillations. The objective of this dissertation is to design an advanced PSS and propose a systematic approach for damping controller design for FACTS devices. Intelligent control strategy which combines the knowledge of system identification, fuzzy logic control, and the neural networks are applied to the PSS design. A fuzzy logic based PSS is developed and tuned by neural network strategy. The proposed PSS improved the damping of power system oscillations over a conventional PSS. But the same control strategy is not satisfactory for the FACTS damping controller design, mainly because of the different location and role of FACTS devices in power system oscillations compared to PSS. A systematic approach is proposed to design damping controllers for FACTS devices. The problem is considered from a control point of view and treated as a feedback control problem. A low order plant transfer function is obtained by PRONY method; proper control input is selected and a damping controller is designed combining the eigenvalue sensitivity analysis and the root locus method. A gain varying strategy is proposed to change the controller gain according to the transmission line loading condition for better damping effect. This approach is successfully applied in damping controller design for SVC, TCSC, and UPFC. Simulation results demonstrate good damping effects of these controllers Another work accomplished in this dissertation is the modeling of UPFC, a voltage-sourced converter-based FACTS device who simultaneously control bus voltage and power flows on transmission lines. The UPFC brings quite a few challenges to power system simulation and study including power flow calculations, modeling of converter control and UPFC dynamics, interfacing UPFC with the power system for transient simulation program development and physical and operating constraint modeling. The proposed model accurately represented the behavior of UPFC in quasi-steady state and well demonstrated the unique capability of the UPFC to control both the load flow and the bus voltage rapidly and independently.', 'Montana State University', 'Nehrir, Hashem (committee chairperson)', NULL, '2006-05-15', 'Electronic Thesis or Dissertation', 'application/pdf', 'http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2006/you/YouR0506.pdf', 'en', '', NULL, 'Accessible under copyright for educational purposes.', 'Ph. 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