Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Collection and preservation."”.
-
Exploring and Understanding the Factors that May Influence the Outlook of Registered Nurses Regarding Potential Criminal Evidence Identification, Collection and Preservation on Patients Presented to Them
… study, which focuses on using a newly created and validated tool, is non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational in design. This dissertation study utilized newly created survey tool which was validated through a Delphi technique. The survey tool measured four key domains …
-
Print networks and youth information culture: young people, amateur publishing, and children’s periodicals, 1867–1890
Thousands of young people throughout the 1870s and 1880s participated in the production of amateur newspapers and actively developed print networks to facilitate communication and the circulation of information among geographically dispersed peers, most of whom they had never met and would never …
-
Digital evidence in cybersecurity: Legal constraints and technical hurdles
… as Internet of Things devices, cloud computing, and networked information systems has made digital evidence essential to modern cybersecurity investigations. Digital evidence supports the reconstruction of cyber incidents, identification of responsible parties, and legal proceedings. However, its …
-
Herbarium infrastructure development and ecological applications of specimens using geographic information systems
… data to be used for new scientific research and also for the greater efficiency of the traditional uses of herbaria. My research uses the resources of both the herbarium at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UCHT) and partnering herbaria of the Southeastern Regional Network of …
-
An investigation of a theoretical model of willingness to donate blood
… shortages are expected to become more frequent and severe as demand continues to increase at a faster rate than supply. Given that only five percent of the population is registered as blood donors, clearly, the challenge for the ARCBTS is to encourage more people to become regular blood donors. …
-
Archaeological curation crisis in America.
The archaeology and museum fields have been challenged for decades with the permanent care of publicly held collections generated by Cultural Resource Management (CRM) projects. While legislation (36 C.F.R. Part 79) was intended to ensure the longterm management and care of these resources, lack of …
-
Assessing variability in eDNA metabarcoding: implications for ecological interpretation in environmental monitoring
… DNA is an invaluable source of ecological and environmental data. It is a field of research which has seen rapid expansion and subsequent adoption into some statutory monitoring schemes. Standardisation of the protocols involved and understanding of variability within eDNA use has been …
-
Rural electrification from local resources : biomass pyrolysis oil combustion in a direct injection diesel engine
… in diesel engines has been scarcely studied, and the few studies which have been performed indicate that these fuels exhibit excessively long ignition delay, rendering them dependant on auxiliary ignition sources for diesel engine operation. This work focuses on examining what physical and …
-
The state of herbaria in Tennessee
… For the first time, the content of these collections could be elucidated and analyzed for bias. Defining their content demonstrates their disposition as a resource for Southeastern botany, and understanding biases can aid in intentionally allocating resources for future work regarding …
-
IN-SITU PRECONCENTRATION OF TRACE METALS IN NATURAL WATERS AND BRINES WITH ANALYSIS BY FLOW INJECTION ATOMIC SPECTROMETRY
… such as ICP-MS offer exceptional sensitivity and multi-element capability for trace metal analysis but the formation of polyatomic ions (particularly below m/z = 80) can cause serious interferences. Such interfering species may be introduced via precursor atoms in atmospheric gases, the sample …
-
Phenotypic characterization of the Peach (Prunus spp.) collection at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Davis, California
… repositories are an invaluable resource for the collection and preservation of important living genetic material, and provide a multitude of research opportunities for crop improvement. Advances in genomics research have created an urgent demand for phenotypic data in order to assist researchers …
-
Improving wildlife habitat model performance : sensitivity to the scale and detail of vegetation measurements
… State University. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 2009
-
Vascular flora of Bark Camp Barrens WMA, Coffee County, Tennessee
… County, Tennessee was performed over the 2023 and 2024 growing seasons. The site is a 1,395-ha area located 10km east of Manchester, Tennessee in the Barrens region of the Eastern Highland Rim. A total of 698 species and lower taxa from 349 genera and 127 families were inventoried. Two species …
-
Reconciling the "mystery letter" : Frémont's fourth expedition, John Kern Strecker, and the Baylor University Museum.
Found amongst the collections of the Mayborn Museum Complex, the subject of this thesis is an enthralling fragment of a "Mystery Letter." Written in 1849 by Benjamin J. Kern, a surviving member of the Fourth Frémont Expedition, the letter weaves a harrowing tale of starvation, mutiny, and …