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Resource intensification in pre-contact central California: a bioarchaeological perspective on diet and health patterns among hunter-gatherers from the lower Sacramento Valley and San Francisco Bay
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
In this study, I use bioarchaeological data derived from human burials to evaluate
subsistence change in mid-to-late Holocene central California (circa 4950-200 B.P.).
Previous investigations in the region have proposed ...
The Author and the Agent: Women's Writing and Commercial Publishing in Early Modern England
(2018-03-01)
Writing from the end of the seventeenth century through the mid-eighteenth
century in England, the fair triumvirate of wit—consisting of Aphra Behn, Delarivier
Manley, and Eliza Haywood—are pivotal figures in the history ...
Effect of Phase Transformation on Stress Redistribution and Damage Evolution During Actuation Fatigue in Shape Memory Alloys
(2018-07-27)
Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are a unique type of metallic alloys which exhibit a reversible,
crystallographic phase transformation between austenite and martensite. SMAs have found applications
in a number of industries, ...
Three Essays on the Interrelationships Among Climate, Conflict and Economics
(2017-05-02)
Conflict in a country is socially expensive and many are trying to understand what factors stimulate it in an effort to figure out ways to lessen its incidence. In this work three essays are presented on factors that drive ...
Combining Experimental Methods with Biometric Tools to Analyze Food-Related Behavior
(2018-08-05)
This dissertation uses experimental economics methods and biometric tools to test for the
consistency of individual preferences and analyze how such preferences are affected by states of
cognitive impairment and resource ...
Principles of Green Design: Developing a Framework for Product Testing
(2012-10-25)
A problem exists that many eco-friendly products on the market today are not widely accepted by consumers. Three pilot experiments were conducted to examine a few causes of poor eco-friendly product acceptance. The first ...
New Beginnings: The Influence of New Teacher Induction Programs on Alternatively Certified Teachers in Texas Public Schools
(2020-03-04)
This study investigates alternatively certified, first and second year teachers within a
region in Texas and will present focus group findings and survey results on how new teacher
induction programs could influence the ...
Semi-supervised Learning Approaches to Class Assignment in Ambiguous Microstructures
(2020-02-19)
Uncovering links between processing conditions, microstructure, and properties is a central tenet of materials analysis. It is well known that microstructure determines properties, but expressing these structural features ...
Machine Learning Approaches to Road Surface Anomaly Assessment Using Smartphone Sensors
(2018-07-31)
Road surface quality is an essential component of roadway infrastructure that leads to better driving standards and reduces risk of traffic accident. Traditional road condition monitoring systems fall short of current need ...
Modeling Of Three-Dimensional Wind-Driven Hydrodynamic and Environmental Processes in the Arabian/Persian Gulf
(2018-08-02)
A three-dimensional hydrodynamic model has been developed to investigate thermohaline processes, ocean circulation driven by winds, and other hydrodynamic features in the Arabian/Persian Gulf area. The validated model can ...