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HOLONOMY DISPLACEMENT OF CURVES IN BUNDLE SO(N)->SO_0(1,N)->H^n
(2011)The Riemannian submersion π : SO_0(1,n) ->H^n is a principal bundle and its fiber at π (e) is the imbedding of SO(n) into SO_0(1,n) , where e is the identity of both SO_0(1,n) and SO(n). In this study, we associate ... -
The Holy Land in transit: Colonialism and the quest for Canaan.
(2003)Through a comparative analysis of colonialism in the New World and Holy Land with attention to how politics influence literary production, I examine the process by which settler societies transform theological narratives ... -
Holy terror: The vampire as numinous experience in British and American literature.
(2000)This dissertation investigates the experience of the numinous in a specific category of Gothic literature, which employs a vampire as the primary focus of its action, regardless of whether that figure is literal or metaphoric. ... -
Home only long enough: Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary, American science, nationalism, and philanthropy, 1886--1908.
(2003)American Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary tried for twenty-six years to be the first man to reach the North Pole. The dissertation focuses on Peary's stateside efforts to raise money for his multiple expeditions. During his ... -
HOMESCAPES: INDIGENOUS LAND ART AND PUBLIC MEMORY
(2020-05-08)Indigenous North Americans make visual forms that demonstrate and provide for the practice of kinship connections with land. In art history, discourse about “Land Art” has often omitted Indigenous connections with land and ... -
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 ... -
Honoloulou: A Document Addressing African Influence in Poulenc’s Rapsodie Nègre and Ravel's Chansons Madécasses
(2021-12-17)With music coming out of Paris at the turn of the twentieth century as its primary focus, specifically Poulenc’s Rapsodie Nègre and Ravel’s Chansons Madécasses, this document discusses moments, whether explicit or implicit, ... -
Honor Ideology and Perceptions of Coerced False Confessions
(2021)Within the field of psychology and law, a great deal of research has investigated issues of jury decision-making. It is well-documented that, in addition to the formal legal restrictions and guides placed upon their behavior, ... -
Honoring Kin: Gender, Kinship, and the Economy of Plains Apache Identity
(2009)This dissertation, "Honoring Kin: Gender, Kinship, and the Economy of Plains Apache Identity," addresses how Plains Apache identity is articulated, claimed, and lived by contemporary Apache people. Using American Studies ... -
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Hope and Burnout in Human Services Nonprofit Organizations
(2018-12-14)In the nonprofit sector, organizations that provide services to victims of violence or abuse present job contexts that are naturally stressful and prone to employee burnout. The aim of this study was to determine the ... -
Hope in education: A dialogue with educators.
(2007)Contemporary educators (and students) continue to struggle within challenging social, political and educational contexts of power and conformity that often result in despair. Historically, humans have responded to despair ... -
Hope, Strength, and Perseverance...Community and Connectedness Through Service Learning: Active Participation in the Oklahoma City Memorial Kids' Marathon
(2010)Many complex problems affect the lives of our citizens, including our children. A particularly important problem is a lack of a sense of community and connectedness (Belenky, et. al, 1986; Bellah, et. al, 1985; Dewey, 1938; ... -
Hope, Strength, and Perseverance...Community and Connectedness Through Service Learning: Active Participation in the Oklahoma City Memorial Kids' Marathon
(2010)Many complex problems affect the lives of our citizens, including our children. A particularly important problem is a lack of a sense of community and connectedness (Belenky, et. al, 1986; Bellah, et. al, 1985; Dewey, 1938; ... -
Hope-Centered Leadership
(2023-11-17)Hope has been found to be a strong predictor of employee well-being. However, until now, no scale existed to measure whether leaders were activating and operationalizing hope within employees. The Hope-Centered Leadership ... -
Horacio Quiroga's Cuentos de la selva para los ninos :
(1984)The recurring themes in the Cuentos de la selva attempt to gently, and at times humorously, teach the type of psychological and social attributes that will allow the child to become a mature, successful and happy adult. ... -
Horatio Parker's Hora Novissima, Op. 30 (1892): A Critical History and Analysis
(2014-05)This document is a critical history and analysis of Horatio William Parker’s 1892 cantata Hora Novissima, Op. 30, an 11-movement work for chorus, large orchestra, and four soloists. Its libretto is drawn from the 12th-century ... -
Horizons of the self: An essay in the socio-semiological and psychological boundaries of practical autonomy.
(1998)The practice of personal autonomy is a dynamic event that consists of a vital interplay between the self, socio-cultural reality, meaning, and being epistemically responsible. Autonomy is not static, something that we ... -
Horizontal well productivity and wellbore pressure behavior incorporating wellbore hydraulics.
(2001)This research reviews the equations used to determine horizontal well productivity, the models used for wellbore pressure, and develops a new method to estimate horizontal well productivity incorporating the effects of ...