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PALEOMAGNETISM AS A TOOL FOR DETERMINING DIAGENETIC, DEPOSITIONAL, AND EROSIONAL EVENTS AS RECORDED IN SEDIMENTARY AND IGNEOUS ROCKS
(2014)
Paleomagnetism is a useful means to study the depositional and diagenetic history of any formation. If a formation holds a geologically stable, ancient magnetization, the magnetization, and thus its origin, relates a ...
ENERGY DISSIPATION IN THIRTY-FOOT BROKEN-BACK CULVERTS USING LABORATORY MODELS
(2014-09)
This research investigates the reduction in scour downstream of a broken-back culvert by forming a hydraulic jump inside the culvert. A broken-back culvert is used in areas of high relief and steep topography as it has one ...
The Oklahoma PetaStore: A Business Model for Big Data on a Small Budget
(2014-05-28)
ABSTRACT
In the era of Big Data, research productivity can be highly sensitive to the availability of large scale, long term archival storage. Unfortunately, many mass storage systems are prohibitively expensive at ...
Ni d'ici ni d'ailleurs: Ecrire l'entre-deux chez rajae Benchemsi et Touria Oulehri.
(2014-12-12)
Abstract/Résumé
Cette recherche démontre la spécificité de la production romanesque féminine marocaine d’après les années de plomb. Le choix du sujet émane de la nouveauté qui marque cette production littéraire surtout ...
Three Essays on Contract Renegotiation
(2014-05-09)
This dissertation is a collection of three essays investigating renegotiation of procurement auctions in the road construction industry. The empirical analysis uses contracts procured by the Vermont Agency of Transportation ...
An Investigation Into Factors Contributing To Effective Board Behaviors Within Consolidated Rural Districts
(2014-05)
The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of two rural consolidated districts through the consolidation process, as well as board effectiveness (post consolidation), in actions using relevant behaviors taken ...
Russia’s Failed Federalization Marches and the Simulation of Regional Politics
(2014-12-05)
Inspired by Russia’s insistence on federalization for Ukraine, activists in Novosibirsk attempted to organize a protest march in August 2014 to call for greater regional autonomy in Siberia. Authorities squelched the march ...
Teaching Students to Attain Annual Transition Goals Using the Take Action Goal Attainment Lessons
(Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2014-08-01)
This study used the Take Action goal attainment lesson package and assistive technology to teach nine high school students with mild to moderate disabilities to attain annual transition goals. The Take Action lessons ...
Disagreement And Skepticism: A Grecoian Response To The Skeptical Threat Of Epistemic Superior Disagreement
(2014-08-15)
ABSTRACT: This dissertation is a response to the skeptical threats and challenges leveled by disagreement. Any plausible response to skepticism should explain what knowledge is and explain why the skeptic’s assumptions ...
The Social Shaping of Cloud Computing: An Ethnography of Infrastructure in East St. Louis, Illinois
(2014-11-04)
This paper presents findings from an ethnographic study of cloud computing in a human services organization in East St. Louis, Illinois. Previous social informatics studies have focused on the impact of computerization on ...