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Unmet Housing Rehabilitation and Household Goods Needs in Texas During Katrina-Rita, 2005
(2012-07-11)
The U.S. was appalled by the overall devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the costliest storm in American history. Just days later the Gulf Coast was swept by Hurricane Rita which amplified the already disastrous situation. ...
Outsourcing Logistics in the Oil and Gas Industry
(2012-04-30)
The supply chain challenges that the Oil and Gas industry faces in material logistics have enlarged in the last few decades owing to an increased hydro-carbon demand. Many reasons justify the challenges, such as exploration ...
Why Do They Hate Us?:The Post 9/11 Experience of Muslims and Arabs and how the Lack of Education Deepens Stereotypes and Hatred
(2012-05-02)
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the experiences of Arabs, Muslims in this post 9/11 society. The research conducted delves into the experiences of these groups: the stereotypes branded on them by society, the ...
Comparison of different contrast agents when imaging shape memory polymer foams
(2012-04-20)
SMP foams have unique properties that make them well suited for certain medical applications. SMP foam has the ability to be programmed to “remember” a temporary shape, and once heated can revert back to its original ...
Marketing of Retail Signage in Different Environments
(2012-04-26)
The primary purpose of this research is to look into the design of signage in different retail locations to see how each place adapts its visual presentation to accommodate its consumers. It is clear that signs are designed ...
DECAY HEAT CONDITIONS OF CURRENT AND NEXT GENERATION REACTORS
(2012-05-04)
Decay heat is an important parameter in reactor design. Fission products generate heat in the reactor core even when the reactor has shut down. This heat has potential to melt the core if heat removal is not sufficient, ...
G Protein-coupled Estrogen receptor is activated by G-1 which induces a signaling cascade that inhibits breast cancer cell proliferation
(2012-06-08)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and is predominantly estrogen dependent [1]. About 1 in 8 women in the United States (12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. Failure in ...
Video Tracking Using Acoustic Triangulation
(2012-05-03)
This study focuses on the detection and triangulation of sound sources. Specifically, we focus on the detection of sound in order to track a person’s position with a video camera. Acoustic tracking, an alternative to ...
INVESTIGATION OF CORDAITEAN PHYLOGENESIS WITH CORDAITEAN SEEDS
(2012-05-03)
Cordaiteans are a group of plants present during the Carboniferous and Permian; the group is held together largely by the characteristic leaves. Cordaiteans are gymnosperms (seed-bearing plants). The group includes many ...
INVESTIGATION OF UNCOUPLED EFFECT OF MESH AND MODULUS ON MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION
(2012-05-02)
Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field that aims to restore, maintain, or improve tissue function. Cells are incorporated into a scaffold that acts as a niche for the cells while they proliferate and differentiate ...