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Clara Schumann's Character Pieces: A Pedagogical Approach to Selected Works
(2016-05-13)
This study explores pedagogical aspects of Clara Wieck Schumann’s piano works through a discussion of selected character pieces. Although Clara composed over sixty piano pieces, only a few are standards of the repertoire, ...
Maternal Identity, Grief, and Creative Subjectivity in Niño y sombras by Concha Méndez
(2016-12)
The poetry of Concha Mendez reflects the human condition, particularly motherhood and grief in a Spanish context. This dissertation examines the embodied, relational, dynamic, and adaptable maternal identity; the mother’s ...
X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PRODUCTS FROM THE INTERACTIONS OF MYOGLOBIN WITH NITROGEN OXIDES AND ARYLHYDRAZINES, AND NITROREDUCTASE INTERACTIONS WITH ORGANIC NITRO COMPOUNDS
(2016-05)
This thesis describes research into the roles that metalloproteins and non-metalloproteins play in the biological inorganic/organic chemistry of common nitrogen oxides. There are three main chapters on this work: the first ...
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ROLLER DRUM AND PAVEMENT MATERIAL DURING COMPACTION
(2016)
The problem of ensuring real time control of compaction quality during pavement construction is considered in this dissertation. Asphalt pavements are complex, multilayer, heterogeneous structures where different layers ...
THREE ESSAYS IN DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH
(2016-05-13)
My research explores important issues associated with development and growth. Chapter 1 aims to obtain an accurate estimate of China's intergenerational income mobility and to present evidence on its distributional pattern. ...
Women Superintendents: The Effects of Gender on Leadership
(2016-12)
The superintendency is one of the most heavily masculinized roles in American culture (Brunner & Grogan, 2007). It is documented that women are underrepresented in the position of superintendency. Approximately 20% of the ...
Characterizing microbiome changes in the graduate student gut
(2016-08-16)
Dysbiosis of the human microbiome is linked to human health problems, and as such, is a main concern of anthropological microbiome research. Analysis of how microbiomes change over time and under stress may reveal trends ...
RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMER AND RAP MODIFIED ASPHALT BINDERS USING MULTIPLE STRESS CREEP AND RECOVERY METHOD
(2016-12)
In recent years, asphalt modifications have become increasingly popular in asphalt pavement construction. Also, in view of technical, environmental and economic benefits, the pavement industry is in favor of using high ...
Multi-Objective Query Optimization for Mobile-Cloud Database Environments Based on a Weighted Sum Model
(2016-12)
In mobile-cloud database environments, users request services executed on a cloud through mobile devices. Requested data might be partially cached on the mobile device itself or must be processed on the cloud which leads ...
APPLICATION OF COGNITIVE PRINCIPLES WITHIN AN ONLINE STATISTICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
(2016-12)
Three experiments were conducted in order to further investigate optimal learning procedures within an online statistical learning environment. Experiment 1 exposed learners to retrieval practice learning conditions with ...