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Homogeneous Vessels as Active Elements for Measuring Pressure
(2018-05-11)
This work investigates an approach to pressure sensor design in which a homogeneous vessel is used as the active element to sense pressure. The goal of this project was to synthesize a standard model for the design and ...
Biophysical mechanisms for the generation of electrosensory and communication signal in the weakly electric fish Eigenmannia virescens
(2018-05-03)
The weakly electric fish Eigenmannia virescens generates electric organ discharges (EODs) to navigate and communicate. The EODs are brief monophasic voltage pulses with brief inter-pulse intervals, resulting in a sinusoidal ...
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 ...
Reconstructing Resting State Networks from EEG
(2018-12)
Resting state networks (RSNs) have been found in human brains during awake resting states. RSNs are composed of spatially distributed regions in which spontaneous activity fluctuations are temporally and dynamically ...
JACK TEAGARDEN, J.J. JOHNSON, AND BILL WATROUS: A TRANSCRIPTION OF AN IMPROVISED SOLO FROM EACH THAT CHANGED THE STYLE OF JAZZ TROMBONE
(2018-05-11)
When discussing the art and history of jazz trombone improvisation, three names are invariably mentioned as being among the top of the heap: Jack Teagarden, J.J. Johnson, and Bill Watrous. According to Kurt Dietrich, ...
A review of the application of databases in freshwater fisheries management and the effect of water quality on the mean relative weight of largemouth bass, crappie, and channel catfish in Oklahoma lakes.
(2018-05-12)
The subject of this thesis is the development and use of databases for use in fisheries management. The thesis consists of two chapters. The first is a literature review of fisheries databases and an overview of my work ...
Examination of Additively Manufactured Chokes for Size Reduction and Performance Improvement in RF and Microwave Applications
(2018-08-02)
For many RF and microwave applications, a balun is imperative to ensure the
proper performance of a balanced structure that is connected to an unbalanced
structure. Sleeve baluns are a common type of balun that are ...
CHARACTERIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR CASCADE DEVICES
(2018-05-11)
Interband cascade lasers (ICLs) are efficient source of mid-infrared light for many applications that require low power consumption and continuous wave (cw) operation at room temperature. In the last decade, remarkable ...