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An Analysis of Women's Access to Education and Workplace Restrictions in Developed Versus Developing Countries
(2017-04-28)
Gender disparity has become a topic of major discussion in developing countries in recent years, particularly in relation to the access to education and workforce restrictions. The general purpose of this research is to ...
Vanadium Dioxide Nanocomposite Coatings as Fenestration Elements
(2017-04-28)
Smart windows have attracted interest as a method of reducing the energy consumption of buildings. These smart windows would be able to reflect and transmit infrared (IR) light in response to ambient temperature, while ...
Novel, Conserved RNA Secondary Structures in MHV-A59, Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV) and MERS-CoV
(2018-04-30)
Betacoronaviruses are a subgroup of viruses in the family Coronaviradae known to cause an array of diseases in humans and animals. In this study, we aim to determine the RNA secondary structures of Mouse Hepatitis Virus, ...
The Island They Called Home: The Disappearance of the Karankawa
(2018-04-30)
This research focuses on the period of colonial settlement in Texas in the early 19th century. During the 1800s the indigenous people of Galveston saw increased pressure from settler movements. The political construct of ...
Price Discovery and Integration of the Peanut Markets in the United States
(2019-05-02)
Currently, the United States is a major supplier in the world peanut market. Using grower level monthly peanut price data from 1982-2018, this study estimates market integration and price discovery patterns among grower ...
A Combined Language for Hardware and Software Design
(2014-09-08)
Due to the nature of hardware and software, their respective design languages have evolved in isolation. Sophisticated languages and design environments exist for both hardware and software; however they remain distinct ...
An Affine Based Homomorphic Encryption Scheme
(2016-08-30)
Standard encryption protocols do not allow for native searching or modification of data, without decryption. In this scenario, whoever is performing the operations on this file must also have the encryption key. Homomorphic ...
The Effects of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Queen Insemination Volume on Colony Growth
(2015-09-27)
The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a eusocial insect where each individual hive contains a single, polyandrous queen that is responsible for laying the fertilized eggs that maintain a hive’s worker population. Virgin queens ...
Infectious Disease Disclosure by Dental Health Care Providers: A Patient's Right to Know
(2020-04-07)
Bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) all pose a risk of transmission from dental health care providers to patients. The purpose of ...
Water Value and Environmental Implications of Hydraulic Fracturing: Eagle Ford Shale
(2013-12-02)
Shale gas has emerged as one of the leading energy developments in the United States. Production has risen from roughly 0.9 trillion cubic feet (TCF) in 2006 to 4.8 TCF in 2010. Shale gas now encompasses 23% of U.S. natural ...