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Experimental Determination of the Thermal Accommodation Coefficient for Helium on a Stainless Steel Surface Using a Concentric Cylinders Apparatus
(2019)Vacuum drying of nuclear fuel canisters may cause the temperature of fuel assemblies to considerably increase due to the effect of gas rarefaction at low pressures. This effect may induce a temperature-jump at the gas-solid ... -
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The Synthesis and Fabrication of Two-Dimensional Polymers
(2019)With the isolation of graphene, there has been a proverbial gold rush in the field of two-dimensional (2D) materials because their unique properties promise numerous applications. The synthesis of 2D materials is currently ... -
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Couples and Nonvisible Chronic Illness: An Integrated Model of Dyadic Coping
(2019)The purpose of this dissertation was to apply and integrate key theoretical frameworks, including dyadic coping, stress communication, relationship resilience, and developmental-contextual perspectives, to provide a ... -
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The Act of Judging in Nigeria: A Matter of Interpretation and Judicial Discretion
(2019)Since the formation of the Nigerian judiciary, courts have operated using the common law system with the doctrine of stare decisis (i.e., judicial precedents). This doctrine has shaped the context of judging in Nigeria, ... -
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Imperatives of Arrest or Non-Arrest for Assaultive Language in Domestic Violence Cases: An Empirical Study of Responding Police Officers
(2019)Victims in domestic violence cases widely report being traumatized by verbal abuse, along with the physical attack. When the verbal abuse intensifies legally to an assault (generally describable as placing a victim in ... -
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Keystone: A Streaming Data Management Model for the Environmental Sciences
(2019)In this thesis we explore a problem facing contemporary data management in the earth and environmental sciences: effective production of uniform and quality data products which keeps pace with the volume and velocity of ... -
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Examining the Effects of Verbal Stimuli on Cooperative Responding under a Competing Financial Contingency
(2019)Motivative augmentals are verbal stimuli (i.e., rules), that temporarily increase or decrease the degree to which previous established reinforcers function for an individual (Ju & Hayes, 2008). Implicit relational responses ... -
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Microstructure Nanocomposites for Thermoelectrics
(2019)According to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, nearly 70% of energy produced in the United States was wasted in the form of heat in 2018 [3]. With this ongoing energy crisis and increasing energy demands, there ... -
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Assessing the Chronological Variation within Western Stemmed Tradition Projectile Points
(2019)Western Stemmed Tradition (WST) projectile points exhibit considerable morphological variability, which may reflect differences in function, ethnolinguistic affiliation, resharpening/rejuvenation, or age. In this thesis I ... -
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Au@Pt Core-Shell Nanoparticles as Solid Contacts in Ion Selective Electrodes for Ammonium Detection
(2019)In this thesis, we present a novel ion selective electrode for ammonium detection in human perspiration. Ion selective electrodes provide the sensing capability to measure a specific ion in a sample. This makes them ... -
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Residential Identity and Perceptions of Reclaimed Water: A Case Study of Greater Reno-Sparks, Nevada
(2019)This thesis examines the intersection between local identity and reclaimed water preferences in the greater Reno-Sparks area of northern Nevada. This case study uses data from a 2018 survey of residents in a rapidly growing ... -
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Mathematics Teacher Professional Development via Conference Tweeting and Blogging: A Mixed Methods Analysis
(2019)This purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the human activity of attendance at a mathematics teachers’ conference, TMathC 2017, which was mediated through Twitter and blogging. Tweets containing the hashtag ... -
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Making Space: Vision and Visualization in Landscape Architecture
(2019)Despite rhetorical studies of public space, studies of its design are limited and rarely inform readings of public space. This situation is particularly unfortunate since public space design is particularly ripe for ... -
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Historical analysis of burn windows for fire and fuels management: An example from the Lake Tahoe Basin
(2019)In fire-adapted ecosystems of the western US, prescribed fire is an essential management tool used for restoration and fuel reduction, but a number of conditions must be met before the tool can be used in the field. To ... -
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Non-Proprietary UHPC for Anchorage of Large Diameter Column Bars in Grouted Ducts
(2019)Accelerated bridge construction (ABC) is a bridge construction method that employs innovative construction techniques and can be applied in seismic or non-seismic regions of the nation to effectively reduce the onsite ... -
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Land-atmosphere Exchange and Air Quality during Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layer Events
(2019)Elevated air pollution concentrations have been observed under conditions with stable atmospheric boundary layers. The multiday stagnant meteorological conditions, especially the vertical structure of the atmospheric ... -
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Spatiotemporal Color Representations: High-density EEG and Psychophysics
(2019)A fundamental aim in neuroscience is to understand the way that information is represented and processed in the brain. Studying the visual system has been a fruitful approach as principles of neural network function and ... -
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Expanding Our Arsenal against Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections: Disrupting Pneumococcus Communication by Modulating the Competence Quorum Sensing System
(2019)Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen that utilizes quorum sensing (QS), the ability of bacteria to coordinate gene expression in a population-dependent manner, to regulate genetic transformation, virulence and ... -
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Is it Time for Arkansas to Consider Pretrial Reform?
(2019)ABSTRACT Approximately two-thirds of the national jail population consists of pretrial detainees – people who are constitutionally presumed innocent of the charges they are facing. Many, if not most, of these individuals ... -
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Innate Immunity of Skin Secretions in Bats
(2019)White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an infectious disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) that has devastated bat populations in North America. There are different responses to infection among species but ...
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