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Socratic definition in Plato's dialogues: Conditions on an adequate answer to "what is F-ness?".
(2007)
Socrates recognizes a distinction between formal and material definitional conditions. In this dissertation, I concentrate on the material conditions rather than the formal ones for two reasons: Socrates allows a great ...
Synthetic utility of phenyl radicals generated in situ and a mechanistic study of the unusual reactivity of 2-oxazolines with aldehydes.
(2007)
There are few references to this unusual reaction in the literature and no mechanistic studies. Therefore, a mechanistic study has been carried in order to provide a better understanding of the reaction. These studies ...
Studies of molecular architecture within solid polymer electrolytes and teichoic acid biopolymers from solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
(2007)
The unsuccessful collection of a 31P CP-MAS spectrum in frozen D2O suggests the presence of liquid water around LTA. 2H SSNMR were used to study the phase of the water environments for LTA dissolved in D2O at -25 and ...
"Betting" on vanilla: Rural producers and development in Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico.
(2007)
This dissertation focuses on small-scale vanilla producers in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and their experience with development projects aimed at reviving the cultivation of the crop after decades of decline. It begins ...
Pre-service teachers and statistics: Interrelationships between content confidence, knowledge, and attitudes; Pedagogical content knowledge; and teacher interest in professional development in statistics.
(2007)
Instruments were used to gather data about the defined variables. Two preexisting statistics knowledge instruments were used as well as three pre-existing attitudes scales. One of the three attitudes scales measured two ...
Transport Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions
(2007)
Characteristics of wireless sensor networks, specifically dense deployment, limited processing power, and limited power supply, provide unique design challenges at the transport layer. Message transmission between sensor ...
Examining possible interaction effects between self-control theory and general strain theory.
(2007)
Abstract not available.
Evaluating theories of sexual violence using rape offenses in the National Crime Victimization Survey and the National Incident Based Reporting System.
(2007)
Indiscriminate selection suggests, as some feminist theorists have posited, that the young age distribution is due to routine activities and offenders will select victims only in accordance with convenience and opportunity, ...
Channel-Bed Degradation in Major Oklahoma Streams Arkansas River Part V of V (FHWA-07-06 2191)
(2007-12)
The purpose of this research is to analyze the flowline data and relate it to the degradation of the river bed at bridge locations in the river. This information may then be used to replace or rehabilitate those bridges ...
Relative effectiveness of bolstering and inoculation approaches in crisis communication.
(2007)
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of communicating to the public before a crisis occurs. Previous research on crisis communication has employed primarily atheoretical approaches that focus on ...