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An Ultraviolet Survey of the DA White Dwarf Population of the Galaxy
(2023-08-04)DA white dwarfs are the most common type of white dwarf in our Galaxy. Hence, it is important to study the DA white dwarf population as thoroughly as possible. In this dissertation, I present our work using the Galaxy ... -
Ultrawideband antenna solutions for weather radar applications
(2023-12-15)The success of future multi-functional communication, radar, sensing, and countermeasure systems heavily rely on ultrawideband (UWB) antennas. UWB antennas have a very high demand in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) ... -
Um√≥onƠ ̜ith√ʻthƠe̜, Um√≥onƠ ̜bthinƠ ̜=
(2003)The creation of an indigenous language program at the University of Nebraska is the impetus for this study. It is informed by the local and national movement in native language revival and maintenance. This study examines ... -
(Un)decidable Stereotypes: Anti-Racist Satire in Popular American Literature from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Mid-Twentieth Century
(2022-05-13)This dissertation examines the satirical strategy that employs racial stereotypes to critique racism. I read the work of Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Charles W. Chesnutt, Dorothy Parker, and Langston Hughes and explore how this ... -
UnBranding: Disenfranchising Terrorism and Disenchanting Terrorists
(2022-12-16)This research addresses the perceived problem that past and current VEO engagement programs have been ineffective in achieving their original goals. It introduces a new approach to disenchant extremism and disenfranchise ... -
Unbridling Barriers to Communication: Saddling Mand Training & EAAT Therapy Together
(2020-05-08)This study reviews the current research on applied behavior analysis (ABA) and equine-assisted activity and therapy (EAAT) for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on verbal communication behavior. Research on ... -
Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis in support vector machines: Robust optimization and uncertain programming approaches.
(2006)Noisy or uncertain data are common in machine learning and data mining applications. Noisy data can significantly affect the behavior of data mining and machine learning algorithms. Robust optimization and sensitivity ... -
Uncertainty, policy implementation, and the 2012 Louisiana coastal master plan
(2020-12)The 2012 Coastal Master Plan is the first iteration of the on-going coastal master planning process the state of Louisiana is implementing in an effort to reduce and/or prevent the loss of valuable wetlands along the state’s ... -
Unconstrained Learning Machines
(2010)With the use of information technology in industries, a new need has arisen in analyzing large scale data sets and automating data analysis that was once performed by human intuition and simple analog processing machines. ... -
Uncovering the Potential of Federated Learning: Addressing Algorithmic and Data-driven Challenges under Privacy Restrictions
(2023-12-15)Federated learning is a groundbreaking distributed machine learning paradigm that allows for the collaborative training of models across various entities without directly sharing sensitive data, ensuring privacy and ... -
Under the Eyes of God: The Huichols and the Mexican State, 1810-1910
(2011)This study reconstructs the history the Huichol Indians in order to provide a pathbreaking account of a Mexican indigenous group that managed to maintain their autonomy between 1810 and 1910. To date, there has been ... -
"Under the Same Glorious Flag": Land, Race, and Legitimacy in Territorial New Mexico
(2009)Using San Miguel County in northern New Mexico as a case study, this dissertation explores the ways in which nuevomexicanos sought some measure of control over the terms of their incorporation into the United States after ... -
The Underestimated Cello Concertos: Historical, Stylistic and Compositional Comparison of the Two Cello Concertos of Feliks Nowowiejski and Grazyna Bacewicz
(2021-05-14)Feliks Nowowiejski (1877-1946), a Polish composer whose name is synonymous with Polish patriotic music, including the country’s second unofficial anthem, contributed to the twentieth-century cello repertoire with his ... -
Undergradaute Learning from Amateur Musicking: Rethinking the Music Academy's Deep-Gendered Hidden Curriculum through Narrative Inquiry
(2019-05-06)U.S. higher education supports a deep-gendered view of art (Korsmeyer, 2004) perpetuated through the music academy’s cultivation of the individual artist for professional, competitive Western classical musicianship (Campbell, ... -
Undergraduate International Students in Virtual Learning Communities: Exploring the Development of the "I-Me" Identity
(2015-08)This qualitative study explored the experiences of twelve international students from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds in virtual learning communities in university and college courses. Specifically, this study ... -
UNDERGRADUATE MUSIC STUDENT RECRUITMENT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MUSIC FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTITIONERS
(2015)This large-scale qualitative study was initiated to explore, examine, and document undergraduate music student recruitment from the perspective of faculty and administrators at institutions chosen to represent a range of ... -
Undergraduate piano pedagogy course offerings in selected colleges and universities in the Republic of Korea.
(1999)The purpose of this study was to identify the content of undergraduate piano pedagogy courses at selected colleges and universities in the Republic of Korea. The study was conducted through a questionnaire that was sent ... -
Undergraduate piano pedagogy course offerings in Thai universities.
(1998)The study shows that both Thai and Western cultures influence pre-college and undergraduate piano study and the study of piano pedagogy. Piano study and piano exams are perceived as an enhancement for child development and ...