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IV-VI MATERIALS & DEVICES FOR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC (TPV) POWER GENERATION
(2016-12-16)IV-VI semiconductors, with direct gap conduction and valence band extrema at the L-point in k-space, are characterized by four-fold L-valley degeneracy. Prior work [1] has shown that this degeneracy can be removed with ... -
IV-VI semiconductor structures for laser fabrication of silicon.
(1998)This dissertation describes experiments undertaken to develop techniques required to develop IV-VI lasers grown on silicon. A review of the IV-VI materials system, diode laser structures, recent IV-VI laser results, epitaxial ... -
J. M. Coetzee's 'Postmodern' Corpus: Bodies/Texts, History, and Politics in the Apartheid Novels, 1974-1990
(2011)This dissertation examines the apartheid novels of the South African writer J. M. Coetzee. Using postmodernism as its main theoretical framework and working at its intersections with feminism, postcolonialism, and ... -
J/psi meson production in association with a W boson: Cross section ratio measurement with the ATLAS detector using 8 TeV pp data from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN
(2016-05-13)The production mechanism of charmonium particles in hadronic collisions is not fully understood and is an active area of research. These mechanisms can be studied by examining the associated production of charmonium particles ... -
Jacinto Cordeiro's El juramento ante Dios y lealtad contra el amor: A Critical Edition
(2009)Portuguese playwrights who wrote comedias during and after the Dual Monarchy (1580-1640), a period in which the Portuguese and Spanish thrones were united under Habsburg rule, continue to be a largely unexplored group. In ... -
Jack Frederick Kilpatrick, Oklahoma's Cherokee Composer: An Analysis of Six Intermediate Collections for Solo Piano
(2022-05-13)Jack Frederick Kilpatrick (1915 – 1967) was the first Cherokee to receive widespread acclaim as a composer. Born in Stilwell, OK, Kilpatrick learned music at an early age and earned music degrees from the University of ... -
JACK TEAGARDEN, J.J. JOHNSON, AND BILL WATROUS: A TRANSCRIPTION OF AN IMPROVISED SOLO FROM EACH THAT CHANGED THE STYLE OF JAZZ TROMBONE
(2018-05-11)When discussing the art and history of jazz trombone improvisation, three names are invariably mentioned as being among the top of the heap: Jack Teagarden, J.J. Johnson, and Bill Watrous. According to Kurt Dietrich, ... -
Jacques Delécluse's Twelve Studies for the Drum: A Study Guide and Performance Analysis
(2015)This document is a study guide to aid the teacher and student in performing Jacques Delécluse’s Twelve Studies for the Drum. It is intended to foster an understanding of the etudes from not only a technical but also a ... -
James Bryant Conant's campaign for educational reform :
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James Chambers: His Life, Career, and Pedagogy
(2011)This study documents the life, career, and pedagogy of James Chambers. James Chambers (1920-1989) performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic. He taught ... -
The Jamestown frontier :
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Jane Austen, Henry James, and the family romance.
(1980)Both authors' closest attachments were to parents, brothers and sisters, and their work focuses largely on family relationships. They also share a preference for one particular story, the Cinderella fairy tale. In Pride ... -
Jazz in Oklahoma music teacher education.
(2005)Oklahoma music teacher education institutions should integrate the preceding aspects of jazz study into current music education curricula. With these efforts, the role of jazz in Oklahoma music teacher education can fulfill ... -
Jean Antoine Nollet and experimental natural philosophy in eighteenth-century France /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1985)Nollet saw his work as part of a collective process that pre-supposed standardization of instruments and procedures. He thus rejected anything that was controversial or that could not be settled in a cabinet de physique. ... -
Jean Francaix's Clarinet Concerto: An Examination of Performance Practices
(2012)This document explores the performance practices of Jean Françaix's Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra by four world-renowned clarinetists. These artists are Philippe Cuper, Dimitri Ashkenazy, John Finucane, and Charles ... -
Jean Francaix's Clarinet Concerto: An Examination of Performance Practices
(2012)This document explores the performance practices of Jean Françaix's Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra by four world-renowned clarinetists. These artists are Philippe Cuper, Dimitri Ashkenazy, John Finucane, and Charles ... -
Jean Ritchie's "Field Trip---Scotland": An examination of unpublished field recordings collected in Scotland, 1952--1953.
(2000)The study also provides a chronology of Ritchie's fieldwork, reconstructed through letters, diaries and personal interviews with her and others. Appendices include brief rhythmic, melodic and formal analyses of the songs, ... -
Jehovah's Witnesses and the Supreme Court :
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Jenks Public Schools Vocal Music Department: A 100 Year History
(2012)The purpose of this study was to research, document, and detail the activities of the Jenks Public School Vocal Music Department from the establishment of the district in 1908 through its first one-hundred years. The study ... -
Jewish Community Views on Partnerships with the Judaic Studies Department
(2023-12-15)The purpose of this study was to better understand the dynamics of partnerships between Judaic studies departments and the Jewish community and to what degree Jewish community members find these partnerships useful through ...