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Excluding the masses: Aptitude in classical and modern rhetorical theory.
(2003)
In my discussions of how aptitude operates in the composition theory of the United States, I explore current-traditional, expressivist, and social rhetorics. Although classical commonplaces persist, I argue that American ...
Analysts' earnings forecast revisions and errors in antidumping (AD) petition investigations.
(2003)
Previous assessments of the value of antidumping (AD) petitions have utilized event studies. These estimate the significance of abnormal returns to security holders of the pertinent firms at important decision dates in the ...
Many-body dimensional perturbation theory for quantum confined systems with a focus on atomic gas Bose-Einstein condensates.
(2003)
Feshbach resonances notwithstanding, most experimentally realized atomic-vapor condensates are dilute and are best described by the mean-field Gross-Pitaevskii equation. For this reason, we use dimensional scaling methods ...
Thermal stratification in a liquid storage tank using an inlet porous manifold.
(2003)
In the second part, a storage tank was constructed. The dimensions were kept as close as possible to those used in the previous study. A number of experiments were conducted to investigate the conditions necessary for ...
Computational studies of polymer electrolyte complexes by molecular dynamics and molecular vibrations by principal component analysis.
(2003)
The second part (Chapter 4 and 5) focuses on computing vibrational frequencies and modes by using a new technique, principal component analysis (PCA) which is broadly used in signal processing, pattern recognition, and ...
High performance concrete in Oklahoma designed for precast/prestressed bridge beams.
(2003)
It was learned that all cements and aggregates in the test group appear suitable for producing HPC, but some cements and aggregates are better in precast/prestressed concrete applications. Cement selection is crucial to ...
Differential-algebraic equations in primal dual interior point optimization methods: A new approach to the parameterization of the central trajectory.
(2003)
Interior Point Methods (IPMs) are iterative algorithms for mathematical optimization problems that can be interpreted as path-following procedures. Given a starting solution, the iterative scheme generates a sequence of ...
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 ...
A framework for learner-instructor interaction in the online, distance education environment.
(2003)
Current literature argues that learner-instructor interaction is important in distance education, but fails to describe this interaction in a way that provides a theoretical or empirical basis for understanding its ...
Problem solving dynamics: Students' nonroutine problem solving engagement. A case study of four ninth-grade mathematics students.
(2003)
After examining the "big picture, " it became evident that over the course of this 16-week period, significant transitional moments existed, during which collaborations among the dyads and the group seemed to change, and ...