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Canticle of the Sun
(2018)
Eight years out from three world-wide wars, both the Tress and Ren governments are still reeling with the consequences, the resulting half-blood children left to bear the burden of social censure. Natt is an orphaned Ren ...
The End of ETA (2007-2011): Narratives from the Media and from the Actors
(2014)
The Basque separatist armed organization ETA laid down arms in 2011 after forty years of armed campaign for independence. It was not a consequence of political negotiations. The Basque group did not achieve its goals. Yet, ...
Development and Seismic Evaluation of Pier Systems w/Pocket Connections, CFRP Tendons, and ECC/UHPC Columns
(2017)
Deployment of accelerated bridge construction (ABC) technology has been gaining momentum in recent years. ABC offers many advantages over conventional bridge construction by expediting onsite construction while shortening ...
Butterflies, inchworms, and plants: revisiting long-standing hypotheses of codiversification
(2015)
The purpose of this dissertation was to understand how changes in short-term ecological factors have lead to long-term evolutionary consequences, with a particular focus on the diversification of herbivorous insects and ...
Profoundly Gifted Students' Perceptions of Virtual Classrooms: A Phenomenological Case Study
(2015)
Virtual schools and online learning have become ubiquitous in American education. Virtual schools in particular offer the possibility for students from across the country to come together for a complete educational experience ...
Collective Force Generator Model of Muscle Contraction: Theoretical and Experimental Support for Factors Beyond Detachment Kinetics that Influence Unloaded Shortening Velocities of Muscle
(2013)
This dissertation covers three related approaches to developing a more complete understanding of how single molecule properties of muscle myosin collectively generate unloaded shortening velocities, V. Theory, experimentation, ...
Observing the Transition to Democracy in Postcolonial Africa: Anglophone vs. Francophone
(2015)
The scope of this research is intended to examine the effects of colonization underthe two dominant empires of France and Great Britain over their former African colonies.Through this thesis, I will attempt to answer the ...
A Synthetic Route to Polymeric Carbohelicenes and Cyclic Derivatives
(2014)
The King group's interest is in the synthesis of polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for their wide range of applications in materials, electronics, and mechanical properties. The primary focus of my own synthetic ...
A Cost-Effective, High-Performance and Bioinspired Pulse Sensor for Quantitative Assessment of Arterial Stiffness
(2018)
In clinical medicine, a wave of blood flow produced by the heartbeat is propagated by the elastic and muscular fibers of the arteries as the wave passes. These waves of pressure can be detected as pulses in arteries close ...
Physiological Correlates of the “Flow” Experience: EEG Measures of Attentional State
(2016)
The Flow state is a psychological phenomenon that appears in athletes and other who are
performing. The psychological state is known as a state of concentration or complete absorption
with the activity at hand and the ...