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INFLUENCE OF HYDRAULIC HYSTERESIS ON THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF UNSATURATED SOILS AND INTERFACES
(2010)
Unsaturated soils are commonly widespread around the world, especially at shallow depths from the surface. The mechanical behavior of this near surface soil is influenced by the seasonal variations such as rainfall or ...
SOME LOCAL AND GLOBAL ASPECTS OF MATHEMATICAL DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
(2010)
We propose to use L^p norm of a given digital signal to identify the location where the dramatic chang occurs. The theory is based on Sobolev type inequalities on one dimensional intervals.
Metabolite-profiling to assess <italic>in<italic><italic> situ<italic> anaerobic microbial hydrocarbon degradation in diverse environments
(2010)
It is evident that complete mineralization of hydrocarbons and related compounds can occur under anaerobic conditions. A large variety of hydrocarbon classes have been shown to be amenable to decay by enriched microbial ...
Lee Hoiby's Song Cycle The Shining Place, With Poetry by Emily Dickinson
(2010)
LEE HOIBY'S SONG CYLE THE SHINING PLACE,
Expressing the kami (deities): A study of Washinomiya Saibara Kagura
(2010)
This dissertation explores WASHINOMIYA SAIBARA KAGURA as a communication site where religious beliefs, values, and ways of life are interwoven with human expression. The kagura is one of the oldest forms of Shinto folk ...
SPONTANEOUS STEINBECK: THE INFLUENCE OF ARTS INTEGRATION, PRIMARILY SPONTANEOUS PAINTING, ON THE READER RESPONSE OF HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS TO THE GRAPES OF WRATH
(2010)
This paper addresses my experience with a group of 11th grade students and their reading of The Grapes of Wrath (1939, 2002) by John Steinbeck. I questioned how the application of visual arts integration strategies, ...
New Approaches to the Controversies in International Economics
(2010)
This dissertation examines the validity of the Fisher hypothesis and the Balassa-Samuelson hypothesis by using an approach which is different from those employed in the previous studies. The importance of the hypotheses ...
Towards Explaining Variations in Ethnic Politicization in sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Study of Senegal and Côte'Ivoire
(2010)
This dissertation examines in the conditions under which ethnicity becomes politicized in heterogeneous societies: how, and in what ways do political institutions matter? How, and what kinds of political institutions ...
Heroes and Villains: Cultural Narratives, Mass Opinions, and Climate Change
(2010)
Global climate change is easily identified as one of the most pressing and contentious policy problems facing not only the United States, but the human race. In a democratic society such as our own, understanding the ...
Life Experiences, Perceived Stress, Social Support and Mental Health Services: Military and non-Military College Students
(2010)
This study was conducted to examine potential differences between military and non-military undergraduate students on their life experiences, perceived stress, perceived social support, and likelihood of seeking mental ...