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Innovative Visualizations Shed Light on Avian Nocturnal Migration
(PLos One, 2016-08-24)
Globally, billions of flying animals undergo seasonal migrations, many of which occur at night. The temporal and spatial scales at which migrations occur and our inability to directly observe these nocturnal movements makes ...
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE RHEOLOGY AND STABILITY BEHAVIOUR OF SURFACTANT STABILIZED WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION
(2016-12-16)
Formation water almost always comes out with crude oil production. Under extreme mixing and high turbulence provided by pumps, valves, chokes and pipelines in the production system, water and oil can mix to form highly ...
The design and development of a 3D printer compatible bioreactor for tendon tissue engineering
(2016-12)
Tendon and ligament tissue engineering aims to provide an alternative tissue graft for patients with acute injuries that require surgical intervention. Alternatives are necessary due to limited availability of allografts ...
A HIGH RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODEL CLIMATOLOGY OVER THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES FOCUSED ON FLASH FLOODING
(2016-08-12)
This study will describe the MRMS reanalysis precipitation dataset created for the time period from 2001 to 2011. This high resolution 1-km^2 5-minute dataset is ideal for simulating flash floods with a distributed hydrologic ...
Understanding Corruption in Iraq
(2016-05-14)
Thirteen years ago the US invaded Iraq and brought down the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. While Iraqis have many grievances with the new political elite, pervasive corruption has been a primary focus of public ...
ISHF e-Newsletter 01 (January 2016)
(2016-01)
This is a quarterly electronic publication of the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing. It features a brief overview of past events and activities of the Institute and its partner institutions, and a look ahead to ...
COMPARATIVE SEM ANALYSIS OF QUARTZ MICROTEXTURES ON FLUVIAL SAND FROM END-MEMBER CLIMATE SYSTEMS
(2016-05-14)
Microtextural analyses of sedimentary quartz grains are increasingly used as a paleoenvironmental proxy, as particular microtextures have been proposed to reflect processes unique to particular environmental or climatic ...
From Adolescence to Adulthood: Intimate Partner Violence in Honor Cultures
(2016-05)
Intimate partner violence is no new problem. It affects millions worldwide each year. This set of studies was designed to locate the various places within romantic relationships where an influence of culture of honor can ...
Construcciones estilísticas y estructurales en el neopolicial mexicano del siglo veinte y veintiuno
(2016-05-13)
In this dissertation I analyze the novels Días de combate (1976) by Paco Ignacio Taibo II, La Mara (2004) by Rafael Ramírez Heredia and Yodo (2003) by Juan Hernández Luna as paradigms of the changes that the “neo-detective” ...
Who lost Iran? : a critical reassessment of U.S. foreign policy towards Iran, 1953-1979 Undergraduate
(2016)
The air was crisp as President Jimmy Carter entered the building. Uncharacteristically cold, even by Iran’s standards. It was New Year’s Eve 1977 and Carter was making his first trip to Iran to continue the long standing ...