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Making American: Constitutive Rhetoric in the Cold War
(2011-10-21)
Constitutive rhetoric theory posits that community identity is rhetorically created. There are various approaches to constitutive rhetoric, though most rhetoricians have chosen to focus on the works of Maurice Charland ...
Sister Act: Understanding Sorority Women's Communication About Condom Use
(2011-10-21)
Young women‘s sexual health is declining. Sorority women face an intersectionality of risk for the negative consequences of sexual activity because of college attendance, sex, and age. The influence of peer communication ...
Experimental Studies of Hydroxyl Radical Initiated Tropospheric Oxidation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
(2011-10-21)
The tropospheric oxidation of unsaturated hydrocarbons is a central issue in atmospheric chemistry. These hydrocarbons are emitted into the atmosphere from both natural and anthropogenic sources, and their atmospheric ...
Effects of Lactic Acid and Commercial Chilling Processes on Survival of Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, and Campylobacter coli in Pork Variety Meats
(2011-10-21)
Current industry chilling practices with and without the application of 2 percent L-lactic acid were compared for their effectiveness at reducing levels of Salmonella, Yersinia enterocolitica, Campylobacter coli, and common ...
A Micro-aspirator Chip Using Vacuum Expanded Microchannels for High-throughput Mechanical Characterization of Biological Cells
(2011-10-21)
This thesis presents the development of a micro-aspirator chip using vacuum expanded microchannels for mechanical characterization of single cells. Mechanical properties of cells can offer valuable insights into the ...
Local Dynamics of Synoptic Waves in the Martian Atmosphere
(2011-10-21)
The sources and sinks of energy for transient waves in the Martian atmosphere are investigated, applying diagnostic techniques developed for the analysis of terrestrial baroclinic waves to output from a Mars General ...
Cross-Cultural Validation of the Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised: A confirmatory factor analytic study
(2011-10-21)
This study examined issues of measurement equivalence in a cross-national study
using the Marital Satisfaction Inventory-Revised (MSI-R). Overall findings supported
cross-cultural similarities across the Spain, Germany, ...
Local Response to Global Climate Change: The Role of Local Development Plans in Climate Change Management
(2011-10-21)
Climate change is possibly the greatest threat facing human society in this century. The response to this challenge has been dominated by international negotiations for controlling greenhouse gas emissions. More recently ...
Understanding the Team Dynamics of an Executive Virtual Team
(2011-10-21)
Organizations of all types are now able to operate in virtual capacities through time, space, and distance across multinational boundaries; therefore, geography no longer limits business functioning. In fact, many corporate ...
Study of pure-silica Zeolite Nucleation and Growth from Solution
(2011-10-21)
Zeolites are microporous crystalline materials, which are widely used in catalysis, adsorption, and ion-exchange processes. However, in most cases, the synthesis of novel zeolites as functional materials still relies on ...