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(2020-05)“One reason to face abstraction is because it can avoid, circumvent, or delay the visual consumption of the immediately recognizable or readily legible. In figurative art, whenever a human body is represented, we rush to ... -
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This Was Sunday
(2020)In order to work outside of patriarchal systems and to create distinctly feminine discourse, my work explores pleasure and its power through the lens of women being allowed pleasure on their own terms. The female speakers ... -
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Metamorphic history of the metasedimentary rocks in the northern North Cascades, Washington: insights into multiple sediment incorporation events in continental magmatic arcs
(2020)The construction of a continental magmatic arc is not steady state but rather is affected by fluctuations in magmatic volumes and potentially multiple sediment incorporation events throughout the evolution of the arc. ... -
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Evaluation of Scale Effects in Load-Displacement Response of Drilled Shafts Based on Field Load Tests
(2020)Load testing such as standard top-down or bi-directional tests are widely accepted practices that provide foundation designers with site-specific information about the nominal resistance of drilled shaft foundations. The ... -
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Asymmetry and discordance in Carabelli’s trait and the hypocone: do MZ and DZ twins point to common underlying epigenetic factors?
(2020)Family and twin studies show there is a strong genetic component underlying the development of nonmetric tooth crown traits. If nonmetric dental traits are controlled by genes alone, then it is expected that (1) left and ... -
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Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses on Pressure Injury Prevention and Care
(2020)AbstractEach year, more than 2.5 million people develop pressure injuries, which contribute to pain, infection risk, and increased healthcare utilization, and are considered indicators of quality of care. Knowledge and ... -
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Bacteriophage solutions as processing aids in beef production: An essential hurdle to reduce E. coli O157:H7 and the “Big Six” serotypes
(2020)The research presented herein demonstrates the applications of bacteriophage solutions against pathogenic E. coli on fresh beef. The first chapter demonstrates the effects of a novel seven-bacteriophage (Mello-Shebs 1 ... -
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A New Three-Dimensional Rockfall Trajectory Simulator for Open-Pit Mines
(2020)Background. Rockfall hazards on open-pit highwalls are composed of two major associated risks, the chance of the rockfall itself and the area impacted by falling rock blocks or the runout zone. Rockfall trajectory assessment ... -
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Microservice Architecture for FinTech Software
(2020)As the ubiquity of financial technology services and applications continues to grow around the world, so does their utilization from businesses and consumers alike. This rapid growth poses a structural problem to the ... -
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Lithium at the Thacker Pass deposit, Humboldt County, Nevada, U.S.A.
(2020)Lithium (Li) is a primary component of modern rechargeable batteries manufactured at exponentially increasing volumes to satisfy the global demand and shift to electrification of the automotive transportation sector. The ... -
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Dental Variation in Central Mexican Latinx Individuals
(2020)The objective of this dissertation was to explore the population history of a Central Mexican Latinx sample through dental morphological variables and odontometric crown and cervical measurements. Biological distance, or ... -
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Guidelines for Mix Design and Construction of Slurry Seal and Microsurfacing Pavement Preservation Treatments
(2020)The objectives of this research was to develop a mix design and construction guidelines for Slurry seal and Microsurfacing, evaluate their engineering properties & performance characteristics. Construction and inspection ... -
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Emotional Pain: The Effect of Clinical Treatment on Perceived Physical Pain
(2020)AbstractIn working with clients suffering from mental health disorders including but not limitedto post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and bipolardisorders, comorbid with substance use ... -
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Get A Head In Life: The Creation of Denis as a Cephalophoric Saint
(2020)Martyrdoms by beheading are not uncommon in hagiographic narratives. In fact, it is one of the most common forms of martyrdom. In 8th century Francia, the beheading of Saint Denis became rose to national prestige. Saint ... -
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The Relationship Between Eocene Magmatism and Gold Mineralization in the Great Basin, USA: Insights from the Phoenix-Fortitude Porphyry-Skarn System and Regional Intrusions Associated with Mineralization
(2020)Late Eocene (~42-34 Ma) ore deposits of the Great Basin, U.S.A. have contributed the majority of the region’s precious- and base-metal production. Mineralization is strongly partitioned, with Au-rich systems in the west ... -
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Multi-Context Socially-Aware Navigation Using Non-Linear Optimization
(2020)This presents a framework for a novel Unified Socially-Aware Navigation (USAN) architecture and motivates it for Socially Assistive Robotics (SAR) applications. This approach emphasizes interpersonal distance and how spatial ... -
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Calibration of AC Reflection Cracking Model in AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design for Nevada’s Conditions
(2020)The empirical design guide published by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO 1993), has been predominantly used by the majority of state highway agencies across the United States. ... -
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Roundabout Safety Benefit-Cost Analysis in Nevada
(2020)Roundabouts are currently very popular nowadays. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and state agencies did many studies about roundabout safety benefit-cost analysis. But they did not consider the individual roundabout ... -
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Synthesis of contorted nanographenes via multi-fold alkyne benzannulation reactions
(2020)Nanographenes (NGs) of unique shape, size and properties are always at the center of attraction because of their potential application as semiconducting materials in organo-electronic devices. Contorted NGs have gained ... -
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Productive Versus Non-productive Porphyry Systems Surrounding The Peñasquito Diatreme-Porphyry System, Zacatecas, Mexico.
(2020)ABSTRACTIntrusive systems surrounding the Peñasquito polymetallic deposit including the productive Peñasquito diatreme-porphyry complex are located in the northeastern portion of Mexico, within the central-western margin ...
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