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War as Aesthetic: The Philosophy of Carl von Clausewitz as the Embodiment of John Dewey's Concept of Experience
(2011-10-21)
This dissertation confirms war as the zenith of aesthetic experience and demonstrates the pragmatic nature of war through explication of John Dewey’s aesthetic philosophy. Likewise, the coherency of Carl von Clausewitz’s ...
The Impact of the Katy Management of Automated Curriculum System on Planning for Learning, Delivery of Instruction and Evaluation of Student Learning as Perceived by Teachers in the Katy Independent School District in Texas
(2011-10-21)
The purpose of this study was to determine teachers’ perceptions of the
relationship of the Katy Management of Automated Curriculum (KMAC) system
developed by Katy ISD in Katy, Texas, on planning for learning, delivery of ...
Preliminary Assessment of the Relevance of Nature Centers in the 21st Century
(2011-10-21)
In the 1960s a movement by the National Audubon Society encouraged growing communities to set aside a portion of undeveloped land to be used as nature centers to teach conservation and natural history while allowing people ...
Governmental-Owner Power Imbalance and Privatization
(2011-10-21)
Privatization is defined as the sale of state-owned assets by governmental agencies to private investors (e.g., Megginson, Nash, Netter, and Poulsen, 2004; Villalonga, 2000). Research on privatization has focused on ...
Responses of High Biomass Rice (Oryza sativa L.) to Various Abiotic Stresses
(2011-10-21)
Rice produces a lot of biomass which is an important trait in increasing grain yield and it is a potential feedstock for bioenergy production. High biomass rice is important to meet the growing demands of grains and biomass ...
Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Initial Conditions on Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
(2011-10-21)
An experimental study of the effect of initial conditions on the development of Rayleigh Taylor Instabilities (RTI) at low Atwood numbers (order of 10-4) was performed in the water channel facility at TAMU. Initial conditions ...
Synthesis and Characterization of NiMnGa Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films
(2011-10-21)
Ni-Mn-Ga is a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy that can be used for future
sensors and actuators. It has been shown that magnetic field can induce phase
transformation and consequently large strain in stoichiometric Ni2MnGa. ...
Detecting Networks Employing Algorithmically Generated Domain Names
(2011-10-21)
Recent Botnets such as Conficker, Kraken and Torpig have used DNS based "domain fluxing" for command-and-control, where each Bot queries for existence of a
series of domain names and the owner has to register only one ...
Improving Open Channel Network Operation Using Gate Control Support Model Developed with ArcGIS Geoprosessing Tools
(2011-10-21)
Many efforts have been conducted for improving the operation and management of open channel networks. Implementing simulation models and software is an effective step in achieving better operation of control structures in ...
A Paramedic's Story: An Autoethnography of Chaos and Quest
(2011-10-21)
This research study represents a personalized account of my experiences as a San Antonio Fire Department (SAFD) paramedic. In this study I bring the reader closer to the subculture of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ...