Browsing by Subject "resilience"
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(2019-11-22)This thesis deals with redesigning power grids from the ground up to improve their robustness and resilience to various kinds of disturbances. An innovative biologically inspired approach is proposed to achieve this goal. ...
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(2022-07-22)Coastal subterranean estuaries are characterized by vertically stratified groundwater. Fauna inhabiting this ecosystem have high endemism rates, and is mainly composed by stygobionts (i.e., cave adapted species). Most ...
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(2022-12-07)Networks require a balance between pathway efficiency and pathway redundancy. Efficient networks save on resources but are susceptible to interruption by disturbances. Redundant networks are more resilient against disturbances ...
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As technology evolves and the electric load changes, electric grids need to be modified to accommodate new threats and resources. One such threat is the increase of natural disasters due to climate change. Electrical grids ...
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(2018-08-08)The Texas Military Department (TMD) faces energy security issues due to the dependency of electricity from the grid that can be disrupted in case of a natural disaster like Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas. This motivates ...
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(2012-10-19)What is the meaning of the Mexican-American's job displacement and participation in a training program? To answer this question, this study adopted hermeneutic phenomenology as a methodological approach. My intention was ...
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(2016-04-08)This dissertation evaluated how spatial patterns of pervious land cover moderate flood impacts in urban areas during an extreme rainfall event. First, it presented criteria to characterize hydrologic functions of natural ...
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Fostering the Support and Development of Resilience in Children of Alcoholics in the School Setting (2022-03-21)Over the last century, the expected role of the classroom teacher has shifted dramatically. We have begun to move away from someone whose main purpose is to provide rote instruction to students, to a shift that educators ...
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(2012-07-16)Conceptual and theoretical advancements have been developed in recent years to break down the assumptions and traditional boundaries that establish seemingly independent disciplines, and the research outlined in this ...
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(2020-04-10)Much of the damage caused by hurricanes is influenced by risk reduction behaviors in affected residents such as evacuation and implementation of mitigation strategies. Risk reduction behaviors are often voluntary and heavily ...
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(2022-11-30)The exponential growth of renewable energy has been observed worldwide, supporting the emergence of the new global energy economy. Strong policies and raised climate goals are driving renewables to new records, pushing the ...
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(2019-12-29)College students, both traditional and nontraditional, face pressures, stress factors, harsh life experiences, and adversity. They are expected to push through all of the challenges and succeed. Universities currently ...
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(2010-01-16)This study examines the effects of hope and mindfulness on the relationship between life experiences and resilience, as well as the direct relationships among these constructs. Participants were 537 undergraduates who were ...
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(2021-04-26)At the onset of the disasters, incident management teams (IMTs) are established to direct and support on-scene tactical activities in the field. IMTs cope with challenges of disasters such as constantly changing situations, ...
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(2015-08-11)Sport psychology research relies on advancements in the measurement of psychological resilience to explore healthy and adaptive responses to conditions that present adversity among student athletes. This study examined ...
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(2017-12-01)Disruptive events, whether they are malicious attacks, natural disasters, or human-caused accidents, continually pose a risk to the acceptable electricity grid operations, and lessons learned from some recent catastrophic ...
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(2017-06-01)Prior research has shown that the impact of traumatic injury on subjective wellbeing (SWB) varies significantly depending on personal, environmental, and injury characteristics. Although SWB comprises both life satisfaction ...
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(2018-11-27)Process plants are complex socio-technical systems that degrade gradually and change with advancing technology. This research deals with exploring and answering questions related to the uncertainties involved in the process ...
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Remixing Resilience: A Case Study of Academically Successful Black Males in an Urban Midwestern City (2017-12-05)One of the most dynamically discussed topics in urban education today is the academic performance and success of African American males. While the accessibility to a high-quality education impacts a sizeable portion of ...
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(2020-09-15)To understand how U.S. cities are operationalizing resilience, we surveyed 58 of the largest cities in the U.S. in 2019. The survey included questions about how cities define resilience, who is engaged in resilience efforts, ...