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Investigation of Transfer Function Analysis as a Means to Predict Strain on Rat Tibiae from Ankle Torque Waveforms
(2010-07-14)
Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) is used as a countermeasure in animal
disuse studies that seek to determine which forms of exercise are most effective in
mitigating the effects of disuse atrophy on bone and muscle. ...
Thermal Transport Measurement of Silicon-Germanium Nanowires
(2010-10-12)
Thermal properties of one dimensional nanostructures are of interest for
thermoelectric energy conversion. Thermoelectric efficiency is related to non dimensional
thermoelectric figure of merit, ZT=S^2 o T/k, where S ,o , ...
Public Support for Military Interventions across Levels of Political Information and Phases of Intervention
(2010-07-14)
Scholars widely acknowledge that democratic political leaders seek public
support for their policy endeavors, particularly when conducting costly policies as in the
case of military interventions. A deeper understanding ...
Self-organizing criticality among Chinese cities
(2010-07-14)
This dissertation employs the theory of self-organizing criticality (SOC) into the study of
Chinese cities. SOC was proposed at the end of the 1980s to explain system complexity
by combining both self-organizing and critical ...
Dynamic and Robust Capacitated Facility Location in Time Varying Demand Environments
(2010-07-14)
This dissertation studies models for locating facilities in time varying demand
environments. We describe the characteristics of the time varying demand that motivate
the analysis of our location models in terms of total ...
Copula Based Hierarchical Bayesian Models
(2010-10-12)
The main objective of our study is to employ copula methodology to develop Bayesian
hierarchical models to study the dependencies exhibited by temporal, spatial and
spatio-temporal processes. We develop hierarchical models ...
Improving Teaching and Learning for English Language Learners
(2010-07-14)
While there has been tremendous growth in the numbers of Hispanics and
English language learners (ELLs) in our public schools, there has been a lack of
educational opportunities offered to these students resulting in low ...
The Influence of Racial Socialization, Racial Ideology, and Racial Saliency on Black Adolescents’ Free-Time Activities
(2010-10-12)
Race has been considered to serve as a barrier to leisure for most Blacks. Such
claims have been based on a few studies many of which are theoretically faulty. This
dissertation research attempts to address the current ...
The Impact of Internal Management on Organizational Performance
(2010-10-12)
This dissertation explores the impact of internal management on the performance
of public organizations. This research descends from the management matters research
agenda and uses the Meier/O'Toole model to present the ...
Design and Fabrication of Nanochannel Devices
(2010-10-12)
Nanochannel devices have been explored over the years with wide applications in bio/chemical analysis. With a dimension comparable to many bio-samples, such as proteins, viruses and DNA, nanochannels can be used as a ...