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Effect of Temporal Acquisition Parameters on the Image Quality of Ultrasound Axial Strain Time-constant Elastograms
(2011-08-02)
Recent developments in ultrasound elastography have suggested the possibility of using elastographic methods to estimate the temporal mechanical properties of complex tissues. In this context, elastographic methods to ...
Analysis of Advanced Actinide-Fueled Energy Systems for Deep Space Propulsion Applications
(2011-02-22)
The present study is focused on evaluating higher actinides beyond uranium that are capable of supporting power and propulsion requirements in robotic deep space and interstellar exploration. The central technology in this ...
Losing Sight of Ourselves: Applying Durkheim. Giddens, Baudrillard and Vaknin to Reality Television
(2011-02-22)
An application of theory to various reality television shows in order to discuss the emergence and encouragement of the false self in our society is the focus of this work. Toddlers and Tiaras, Hoarders and Sister Wives ...
Fault Analysis of Electromechanical Systems using Information Entropy Concepts
(2011-08-04)
Fault analysis of mechanical and electromechanical systems has been a subject of considerable interest in the systems and control research community. Entropy, under its various formulations is an important variable, which ...
Integrated Economic-Epidemic Modeling of Avian Influenza Mitigation Options: A Case Study of an Outbreak in Texas
(2011-02-22)
Recent World Animal Health Organization (OIE) reports on Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks in Asia, Europe and Canada suggest that there is a nonzero probability that an
outbreak may occur anywhere in the world, including the ...
Political Science in Late Medieval Europe: The Aristotelian Paradigm and How It Shaped the Study of Politics in the West
(2011-10-21)
This dissertation looks at Aristotelian political thinkers of the later Middle Ages
and argues that they meet all of the criteria of a mature Kuhnian science. Scholars of
medieval Europe have spent decades arguing over ...
Exploring the Role of Positive Psychology Constructs as Protective Factors Against the Impact of Negative Environmental Variables on the Subjective Well-being of Older Adults
(2011-08-08)
The present study explored how older adults adapt to the negative changes that often occur as people age. This study sought to provide a comprehensive investigation of how the positive psychology variables of hope, optimism, ...
Essays on Choice and Demand Analysis of Organic and Conventional Milk in the United States
(2011-02-22)
This dissertation has four interrelated studies, namely (1) the characterization of
milk purchase choices which included the purchase of organic milk, both organic and
conventional milk and conventional milk only; (2) the ...
Development of Oxidative Lime Pretreatment and Shock Treatment to Produce Highly Digestible Lignocellulose for Biofuel and Ruminant Feed Applications
(2011-10-21)
At present, the United States generates biofuels (ethanol) from corn grain. Unfortunately, low crop yields and limited growth regions result in limited availability. Furthermore, the use of staple food crops for ethanol ...
Metal Catalyzed Formation of Aliphatic Polycarbonates Involving Oxetanes and Carbon Dioxide as Monomers
(2011-08-08)
Biodegradable aliphatic polycarbonates are important components of non-toxic
thermoplastic elastomers, which have a variety of medical applications. Industrially,
aliphatic polycarbonates derived from six-membered cyclic ...