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Fullmer, Alexander T. | Optimization of gamma/hadron separation under variable source intensities and energy spectra | The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) gamma-ray observatory consists of an array of water Cherenkov tanks that can detect extensive air showers (EAS) generated by astrophysical cosmic rays and gamma rays. One of the greatest challenges in using the HAWC observatory to search for astrophysical gam... | Gamma ra sources - Observations; Cosmic rays - Observations; Gamma ray astronomy - Research | 2014-05 |
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Ochoa, Ruben | Optimal liberation of waste lithium-ion battery electrode material through attrition milling | This study is focused on the liberation of waste lithium-ion battery electrode material through a physical attrition milling process. High recovery of graphite and cathode material is an important driver for the process economics, thus a robust milling process to liberate these particles is importan... | | 2020 |
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Veenema, Arthur | The original: A process of producing a short film | The thematic goal of my short film The Original was to explore the blurred nature between reality and artificiality that arises from emerging technology. The Original questions an individual's place amongst the simulated realities that have come to compose our world. The concepts behind my script we... | Motion pictures -- Production and direction | 2014-12 |
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Eldredge, Natasha | Policies and Procedures in the communication and collaboration of IEP team members for autstic children | Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurological disorder, affecting the functions of the brain that can significantly impair an individual's ability to develop the necessary skills to live a full and independent life as an economically contributing member of society. Studies from the Cente... | | 2017 |
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Hahn, Carina | Plasmonically active silver nanowire structures for energy storage applications | Currently, there are no sustainable solutions available to meet the increasing demand for grid scale energy storage. Solar to fuel conversion has the potential to curb our dependence on natural gas and costly storage technologies by recycling waste products into chemical fuels. A realistic device mu... | Nanowires; Energy storage; Plasmons (Physics) | 2015-04 |
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Schwendiman, Lindsai Gren | Surrogacy and sisterhood: How female alliances challenge patriarchal society in Shakespeare | In Shakespeare's plays, women sometimes form alliances to protect each other from the oppressive patriarchal expectations of their time. These relationships often manifest as surrogate mother-daughter relationships, or a more sisterly connection. In Hamlet, Queen Gertrude adopts Ophelia as a surroga... | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Women; Women in literature; Patriarchy in literature | 2014-12 |
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Hernandez, Joshua L. | Surveying Preparedness in Operations management and information systems students and evaluating the importance of soft skills in the Job Market | Organizations around the world are becoming progressively more multinational, and complex as they seek competitive advantages in markets that experience changing consumer tastes, shifting technologies, and economic challenges. As a result, hiring managers do not seek merely to fill positions, but in... | | 2018 |
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Herman, Christian | Sustainable asylum responsibility distribution in the European Union: A case for tradable refugee quotas as a replacement for the Dublin Regulation | Achieving an optimal distribution of the state-by-state responsibility for granting asylum to refugees has been a longstanding challenge in the European Union. This challenge has been especially apparent in the last several years following the escalation of conflicts, particularly including the civi... | Political refugees - Government policy - European Union countries; Refugees - Government Policy - European Union countries; Dublin Regulation | 2015-12 |
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Mead, Brodie | Sustainability and Organizational Mindulness in the Outdoor Industry | This research theorizes that characteristics of mindfulness can be cultivated in organizations through a focus on environmental sustainability. It thematically evaluates sustainability goals that correlate to organizational mindfulness and mindful organizing. The research examines organizations in t... | | 2020 |
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Judd, David Paul | Telomere proteins of Drosophila melanogaster: HipHop and MSK81 | DNA molecules encoding two proteins, HipHop and MSK81, were cloned into bacteria so as to make large amounts of these proteins that bind to telomeres of Drosophila (fruit fly) chromosomes. The goal was to determine whether known DNA binding motifs are present in HipHop and MSK81. Understanding how t... | Biology | 2012-05 |
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Cantrell, Rachel Lou-La Vonne | Synthesis of Antibiotic Scaffolds Inspired by the Tan 1057-D Biologically Active Natural Product Through the Utilization of Ullmann Copper(I) and Gold Cyclization Chemistry | As bacterial resistance to drugs continues to rise, the search for new antibiotics is of paramount importance. One key element to finding successful antibiotics is to uncover small molecules that act through novel mechanisms of action in order to decrease the risk of cross-resistance and provide ant... | | 2020 |
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Terrell, Makenna | Symptom Experiences of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer | Background/Objectives: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer are a patient population that is oftentimes overlooked. The symptoms that they experience as a result of their cancer and cancer treatment negatively impact their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to analyze the prio... | | 2019 |
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Javdan, Shwan | Targeted HPMA copolymer-gemcitabine conjugates for the treatment of ovarian carcinoma | Each year in the United States, over 14,000 women die from ovarian cancer. Anthracyclines-a class of chemotherapeutics-have long been the primary treatment for this and many other cancers, yet they often leave patients with cardiotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, and a number of other adverse effects. Polym... | Ovaries -- Cancer -- Treatment; Polymeric drug delivery systems; Polymer-drug conjugates; pHPMA | 2015-12 |
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Pierce, Curtis | Technology Adoption as a Predictive Measure of Financial Performance | This study examines the connection between technology adoption and the financial performance of firms measured as daily stock returns. Using an event study methodology, I test the hypothesis that technology adoption is a statistically significant predictor of abnormal returns. Specifically, I analyz... | | 2017 |
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Silver, Michelle Anne | Pre-sleep arousal in healthy adults reporting childhood trauma: implications for the development of insomnia | Childhood trauma is associated with increased mental and physical illness in adulthood. Disrupted sleep may be one mechanism by which trauma adversely affects health. Current literature states that sleep is essential in restoration of cognitive functioning and stress regulation. In addition, insomni... | Insomnia; Childhood trauma | 2014-04 |
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Le, Van | Social externalities of community college education | It has been repeatedly shown that increasing a person's level of education increases their income earning potential as well. This correlation is used to support recent tuition-subsidies for community college students that several states -such as Oregon and Tennessee -have begun to implement and t... | Municipal universities and colleges | 2016-04 |
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Neofitos, Evangelos | Solid timber: emerging construction methods and materials | Today, more than ever, the construction industry, the architecture industry, and our environment is in dire need of renewable materials. Out of the multitude of standardized materials within the building industry, wood is the most sustainable. This research focuses on the evaluation of cross-laminat... | Building, Wooden - Design and construction; Laminated wood construction | 2014-05 |
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Williams, Zachary | Spatial Configuration and Life for People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | We live in a world designed for a specific type of person. This thesis investigates the needs of a marginalized group that is not often considered in our modern discourse when talking about disability. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects 1 in 11 people and causes an inability to ... | | 2018 |
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Jensen, Trey W. | Spectral evolution in high redshift quasars from the final boss sample | We report on a study of the spectral variations in a sample of 102,150 quasars from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III). After mitigating selection effects and Malmquist bias over the redshift range 2:1 □ z □ 3:5, we create high... | Quasars -- Spectra; Red shift -- Observations; Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey; Redshift evolution | |
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Jimenez, Cecilia Cardozo | Social-Emotional Problems in Toddlers: Relationship with Language Development and Autism Risk | Purpose:Children with language delays are at increased risk for persistent difficulties such as language disorder, learning disability, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Further, the presence of a language delay may also indicate risk for social-emotional problems. However, research examining so... | Language Development Disorders - in infancy & childhood | 2016-08 |
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Loveland, Jessica | Sociolinguistic differences between Japanese and English as seen through English translations of Manga | Manga (Japanese graphic novels) is a growing market in the United States and allows readers from foreign countries access to literature in a way that is enjoyable and easily accessible. However, translating manga from Japanese to English provides an interesting challenge as the Japanese language enc... | Comic books, strips, etc -- Japan; Japanese language -- Social aspects; English language -- Social aspects | 2016-05 |
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Thompson, Lauren | SptlC2 Deletion in Endothelial Cells: Implications for Arterial Function | Using pharmacological and genetic approaches to inhibit whole-body ceramide biosynthesis, our laboratory showed that this sphingolipid contributes importantly to hypertension and vascular dysfunction associated with diet-induced obesity in mice. Here we tested the hypothesis that inducible, endothel... | | 2020 |
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Yang, Kevin | The Soluble (PRO) Renin Receptor does not Influence Lithium-Induced Diabetes Insipidus but does Provoke Beigning of White Adipose Tissue in Mice | Earlier we reported that the recombinant soluble (pro) renin receptor sPRR-His upregulates renal aquoporin-2 (AQP2) expression, and attenuates polyuria associated with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) induced by vasopressin type 2 receptor (V2R) antagonism. Patients that receive lithium therapy ... | | |
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Mendenhall, Morgan | The preparedness of college and university counseling centers in meeting the needs of student veterans | The current study assesses counseling centers on college and university campuses in their dealings with student veteran clients in a national sample (N=33) of college center directors. The National Center for Veterans Studies sponsored the study, and a total of 200 counseling center directors were a... | Counseling in higher education - United States; Veterans - Counseling - United States | 2013-04 |
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Thompson, Patrick C. | Redesigning communities: The case for utopias | This thesis studies the importance of Utopian city planning in attempting to transform our communities and solve the social issues faced throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries. Idealist city plans originated as a genre of literature dating back to the 16th Century, playing a vital social role throug... | Utopias -- United States City planning -- United States | 2014-05 |