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Endangered Documents of the Amazon
I read and translated ancient archives from the 1800's about marriages and put all that information into an excel sheet that makes finding certain information easier to find. My job was to find the names of the wife, her ... -
Synthesis of π-Extended Tetraphenylorphyrins
Porphyrin is a group of compounds that has potential used in areas requires material with specific photodynamic and photoelectric properties. The basic structure of porphyrin, porphine, has been found in many important ... -
Statistical Modelling the Inventory Allocation of Bay Area Bike Share
The project investigates the allocation of public bikes under the Bay Area Bike Share (BABS). BABS is the region’s bike sharing system with 700 bikes and 70 stations across the Bay Area surrounding San Francisco. It provides ... -
Environmental Factors on Well-Being of Captive Pottos (Perodicticus potto) at the Cincinnati Zoo
The potto (Perodicticus potto) is a nocturnal non-human primate (Suborder: Strepsirhini) that lives in tropical forests in the Congo basin and ranges east to countries of the Rift Valley. They are difficult to study in the ... -
A Profile of KNM-ER 1813: The State of Early Homo from the Specimen’s Perspective
In the paleoanthropology community, there is much debate about how to tackle the issue that the earliest Homo specimens pose. In general, there is a great variety of cranial morphology represented in the fossil record, but ... -
The history of the body: concepts and care
I became interested in Renaissance literature when I conducted a research project on Shakespeare. It was apparent that the medicine of the bard’s time lacked one thing: scientific accuracy. I became inquisitive— how has ... -
His/Her/Hirstory Symposium Program
Election 2016; His/ Her/ Hirstory : a symposium of projects offering intersectional analyses ; program pdf -
Developing Digital Scholarship Collaboration - Source Notes
Our library has a unit dedicated to providing project consultations and technical support for faculty, students and other campus units. Many of our projects have strong pedagogical components with hands-on student learning. ... -
Micro-CT and SEM images of 3D scaffolds
These files contain Microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images generated at the University of Cincinnati and Miami University. These are unpublished results and will be included in ... -
Understanding, Acquiring and Managing Usage Statistics
More and more often library staff are asked to work with metrics and measures to document impact and determine service or resource allocations. If you’re not comfortable with finding and using data, this can be a daunting ... -
LibGuides Administration: Roadmap to Engaging Content
Libraries purchase LibGuides software in the effort to provide all users with easy access to engaging library content. Active administration of the software is a vital component in realizing this goal. In the summer of ... -
Report of the ALCTS Collection Management and E-Resources Interest Group (CMERIG) Meeting (ALA 2016)
Report on individual presentations given at the ALCTS CMERIG session at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on June 26, 2016. -
Transfer Code of Practice (ER&L 2017)
Presentation on the Transfer Code of Practice given at ER&L (Austin, TX) on April 3, 2017. It provides a brief update on the status of Transfer (a NISO recommended practice). Also discussed were the current activities of ... -
Using National Data to Examine the Quality of Care in Ohio’s Skilled Nursing Facilities
This study compares the quality of Ohio's skilled nursing facilities to the nation overall. Findings show that Ohio facilities had fewer inspection deficiencies, slightly lower direct care staffing rates, and on average ... -
That's Not Normal, But Normal for Us
An illness narrative case study that investigates the relationship between disease, illness, and an individual's sense of self and agency. These topics are outlined through the telling of a 56-year-old mother's experience ... -
Supporting Creative Writers in the Writing Center
This project describes the HWC's efforts to reach out to and provide support for creative writers on Miami's campus. This presentation was delivered at the 2016 meeting of the National Conference on Peer Tutors of Writing ... -
The Influence of Chronotype on Alcohol Consumption
College student alcohol consumption is a public health concern. With 65% of college students consuming alcohol in any given month, they experience negative consequences including lower grades, lasting cognitive deficits, ... -
DSpace Profile Module
Universities and other institutions across the world use DSpace for the storage, management, and dissemination of their open digital content. DSpace allows these institutions to host all types of media through online digital ... -
Relations Between Academic Factors and Social/Illegal Risks
This survey-based study examined the relationships between certain academic factors and social illegal risks. It primarily focused on GPA and academic achievement and how they related to fake ID ownership and alcohol ...