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Estuarine Conditions and Water Exchange in Fjords of Prince William Sound, Alaska
(2014-01-09)
This dissertation addresses spatial variation in physical properties of small fjords in Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska between 1994 and 1997 and circulation and water exchange in 2007 and 2008 at Simpson Bay, a small ...
On the Dialectic of Silence: Klee, Kahn, and the Space of Transversal Modernity in Iran
(2013-12-09)
This dissertation connects the cultural theory of space with specific aesthetic and architectural practices in the history of modernism that are entangled with the past and present of Iran, its artifacts, and its politics. ...
Making Mangroves: Ecologies of Mangrove Restoration in El Salvador, 2011-2013
(2014-05-05)
Mangrove restoration for climate mitigation based in adaptation is a national
environmental policy in the Republic of El Salvador. Rural, resource-reliant
communities are considered especially vulnerable to extreme weather ...
A Well Performance Study of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells Integrating Empirical Time-Rate and Analytical Time-Rate-Pressure Analysis
(2015-08-10)
In this work, our purpose is to create a "performance-based reservoir characterization" using production data (measured rates and pressures) from a selected gas condensate region within the Eagle Ford Shale (S. Texas). We ...
Effect of Bioreactor Mode of Operation on Mixed-Acid Fermentations
(2012-10-19)
Using mixed-culture fermentation, the carboxylate platform produces carboxylic acids, which are chemically converted into chemicals and fuels. To optimize the mixed-acid fermentation, different bioreactor configurations ...
Urban-Architectural Design After Exile: Communities in Search of a Minor Architecture
(2012-08-30)
This dissertation analogically applies a framework of minor literary analysis to uniquely political units of the built environment. As urbanism is conventionally understood to be executed per the greatest utility of ...
The Role of Nck in Breast Carcinoma Cell Invasion and Metastasis
(2015-07-15)
The high incidence of invasive breast carcinomas, which accounts for about 90% of all breast cancer-related deaths, underscores the need for new and more effective therapeutic approaches to block the development of the ...
CTCF Contributes to the Regulation of the Ribosomal DNA in Drosophila melanogaster
(2012-02-14)
The 35S rDNA gene clusters on the X and Y chromosomes of Drosophila melanogaster are repeats of approximately 150 to 225 copies. Each are transcribed as a single unit by RNA Polymerase I and modified into the 18S, 5.8S, ...
3D Facial Performance Capture From A Single RGBD Camera
(2013-05-28)
Realistic facial animation remains one of the most challenging problems in computer graphics, where facial performance capture of real people has been a key component. The current state-of-the-art technologies used to ...
Inspection, Assessment, and Repair of Grouted Ducts in Post-tensioned Bridge
(2011-02-22)
Segmental post-tensioned (PT) bridges are major structures that carry significant traffic.
Recent investigations of these bridges have identified voids in their ducts. and some of
these exposed strands at these void locations ...