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PABLITA VELARDE, HELEN HARDIN, AND MARGARETE BAGSHAW: THREE GENERATIONS OF ASSERTION, EXPRESSION, AND INNOVATION
(2018-05-11)
This dissertation examines the work of three generations of Santa Clara women, Pablita Velarde (1918-2006), Helen Hardin (1943-1984) and Margarete Bagshaw (1964-2015). In order to contextualize their work, I discuss the ...
The Value of Virtue: Depictions of Class and Morals in Iranian Cinema Undergraduate
(2018)
The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is no stranger to cinema's ability to encourage values and moral standards in a society. Since its inception, the Islamic Republic has recognized the power of cinema and, in ...
RISK TOO MUCH TO GAIN TOO LITTLE: ASTROTURFING STRATEGY, ITS PRESUMED EFFECTS AND LIMITATIONS
(2018-12-14)
Astroturfing strategies are deceptive mechanisms that hide the source of the information from the publics. By not disclosing the persuasive intent and identity of the sources behind these communicative efforts, organizations ...
Probing Dark Energy Using Galaxy Clustering Data
(2011)
Dark energy is the most important unsolved mystery in cosmology today. Galaxy clustering provides one of the prime probes of dark energy. This work is focused on developing robust analysis techniques for interpreting galaxy ...
Voices of a female white/non-white Brazilian Educator
(2019-12-06)
In this thesis, the author employs testimonio to present her voices as a female Brazilian educator who has always been considered white in her home country, and who comes to study at a university in the United States of ...
Intersection Numbers in a Hyperbolic Surface
(2013)
For a compact surface $S$ with constant negative curvature $-\kappa$ (for some $\kappa>0$) and genus $\mathfrak g\geq2$, we show that the tails of the distribution of $i(\alpha,\beta)/l(\alpha)l(\beta)$ (where $i(\alpha,\beta)$ ...
Much to Lose by Revolution: Nothing to Dread from Reform: Education Reform as a Means of Class Alliance in Victorian England Undergraduate
(2015-04-01)
Many historians agree that the Victorian period was crucial in the development of education in England. In fact Dinah Birch, in her 2008 book Our Victorian Education goes so far as to say that it was the genesis of the ...
APPLICATIONS OF MACHINE LEARNING METHODS IN THE GENERATION OF SUBSURFACE MEASUREMENTS
(2018-05-11)
Machine learning methods have been used in the Oil and Gas industry for about thirty years. Applications range from interpretations of geophysical, well and seismic responses, identification of minerals, analysis of rock ...
Self-disclosure mediates the effects of gender orientation and homophobia on the relationship quality of male same-sex friendships
(Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2013-08-01)
This study tested the degree to which self-disclosure mediates the effects of gender orientation and homophobia on relational satisfaction, closeness, and commitment in men’s same-sex friendships. Participants included 211 ...
Accessing Natural Products from Silent Biosynthetic Pathways Using Chemical Epigenetics
(2011)
Natural products have played a major role in the history of medicine. Despite this history, many view the area of natural products discovery to be tapped dry, thus the focus of drug development companies has shifted towards ...