Browsing by Subject "space"
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(2013-04-25)Low Earth Orbit is over-cluttered with rogue objects that threaten existing technological assets and interfere with allocating new ones. Traditional satellite missions are not efficient enough to collect an appreciable ...
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(2022-04-27)The voices and experiences of older Mexican-origin adults living in the burgeoning colonias along the Texas-Mexico border are missing from the literature. The objective of this qualitative study is to illuminate how older ...
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Recently, a new beamed propulsion concept based on self-guiding of combined laser and particles beams has been proposed for interstellar travel. By firing high velocity neutral rubidium atoms at the spacecraft, speeds up ...
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(2021-05-04)Gravimetry, the measurement of slight variations in gravitational acceleration, can be used to infer density distributions and structures in the crust of a planetary body. The vast majority of studies on bodies other than ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Hindlimb unloading is a widely used model for studying the effects of microgravity on a skeleton. Hindlimb unloading produces a marked loss in bone due to increased osteoclast activity. Electrical muscle stimulation is ...
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(2018-05-06)As the focus shifts to potential Lunar and Mars missions, there are many aspects of the space environment that are still unknown, one of those being radiation exposure. There are many radiation studies examining the effects ...
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(2020-04-15)Several nations are on the eve of returning to the Moon, establishing permanent research stations, and utilizing the Lunar resources. Developing and experimentally validating two-phase fluid dynamic models for different ...
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For this project, I will build upon previous work on phenomenology and the interconnectedness of the world. By utilizing past works on phenomenology, the relation of space, and subjectivity vs. objectivity, I will analyze ...
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(2017-05-25)Recent progress has been made in understanding the physiological responses to conditions prevalent in the space flight environment, including radiation source, duration of radiation exposure, weightlessness, and diet. The ...
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(2022-04-19)Research in this dissertation is a recontextualization of social and cultural theories into the rich world of symbols and their meanings within sports as a totemic phenomenon. The purposes of this dissertation are to ...
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(2012-12-07)Plasma flow physics in magnetic nozzles must be clearly understood for optimal design of plasma propulsion devices. Toward that end, in this thesis we: i) perform an extensive literature survey of magnetic nozzle physics, ...
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(2012-10-19)The primary intent of this study was to gain insight into the developmental nature of spatial perception and representation. More specifically, the work presented here examined 1) the age-related ability to modulate peri- ...
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(2010-10-12)This project examines the representation of architectural and metaphoric spaces in the works of four nineteenth-century American women writers: Harriet Wilson, Harriet Jacobs, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and Edith Wharton. I ...
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(2017-05-03)The figure of the monster has always been object of human curiosity. The monster, the other, is the representation of what provokes fear or rejection, sometimes for being different and sometimes, whereas, for being too ...
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(2019-03-29)This thesis contains the critical introduction and the full text of my original science fiction novel, The Pirate Queen. The critical introduction details the literary, theoretical, and historical influences that led to ...
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(2017-07-20)Large Display Technologies (LDTs) are becoming common in public spaces, changing the way we engage and share media content. The end use of LDTs can range from broadcasting information feeds (e.g., news programming) to ...