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A prototype computerized synthesis methodology for generic space access vehicle (SAV) conceptual design.
(2006)
This dissertation presents the development steps required towards a generic (configuration independent) hands-on flight vehicle conceptual design synthesis methodology. This process is developed such that it can be applied ...
Motivation for learning in information technology experts: Profiles of multiple goals.
(2006)
This study describes the motivational characteristics of developing experts in information technology (IT). Experienced IT workers (N=203) who were users of online technology discussion groups completed surveys about ...
The relationship of classroom achievement goals, personal achievement goals, and frames of reference with academic self-concept.
(2006)
Examines the relationship between undergraduates' perception of their classroom environment, their adoption of achievement goals, their use of frames of reference and academic self-efficacy and self-concept. The study also ...
Geometric evolution equations and p-harmonic theory with applications in differential geometry.
(2006)
In this dissertation, we consider parabolic (e.g. Ricci flow) and elliptic (e.g. p-harmonic equations) partial differential equations on Riemannian manifolds and use them to study geometric and topological problems. More ...
Conversion of alicyclic compounds for improvement of fuel properties.
(2006)
The presence of Pt improves the production of ring-contraction and ring-opening products from tetralin due to hydrogenation of tetralin to decalin. In addition, the location of metal (Pt) affects the ratio of RC/RO on the ...
Reaction pathways and catalyst phase transformations during synthesis of nanotubes and nanowires by the vapor-liquid-solid mechanism.
(2006)
The discovery of carbon nanotubes and semiconductor nanowires has initiated an exploding research field in which enormous efforts have been invested due to their fundamental significance to the study of size- and ...
The school experiences of Native American and Alaska Native students: A closer look at self determination theory.
(2006)
Multiple regression was performed to examine how well need satisfaction predicted the G.P.A. and well being scores of American Indian college students. In addition, open ended questions asked students about perceived ...
Neo-Populist Party emergence in advanced industrial democracies: Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
(2006)
This dissertation develops an explanatory model of neo-populist party emergence in advanced industrial democracies, specifically the founding of Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party in Australia, the New Zealand First Party ...
The influence of improved land surface and soil data on mesoscale model predictions.
(2006)
A principal-component regression reveals simple relationships between latent heat flux and other available surface observations. Development of a new parameterization for evaporation from bare soil takes advantage of periods ...
Cultural identification and academic achievement: Validation of the Cultural Connectedness Achievement Measure and its use in understanding motivational characteristics of oppositional, racelessness and primary cultural identification.
(2006)
The present study presents evidence regarding the reliability and validity of the Cultural Connectedness Achievement Measure (CLAM). The CCAM consist of three subscales representing three cultural dimensions of African ...