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FROM PINK TO DETOURNEMENT: THE SEMIOTICS OF RADICAL QUEER DESIRES ON INTERNET SPACES
(2012)
This research explores the way queer political groups use symbolic capital in their web presences. It seeks to read semiotically how images deployed in queer Internet spaces can create and reinforce queer identities. This ...
Between Laughter and Weeping: Justo medio in the Cartas marruecas of Jose Cadalso
(2012)
This dissertation examines the genre, narrativity and use of humor in Colonel José Cadalso's1774 work Cartas marruecas (Moroccan Letters). The Moroccan Letters consists of a fictitious correspondence carried on between ...
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MICROSCALE CARBON FIBER AND CARBON-NANOTUBES GRAFTED FIBER WITH THE AID OF DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYZER
(2012)
Effects of surface modification on tensile and interfacial properties of PAN-based carbon fibers have been investigated. Four different types of commercially available PAN-based carbon fibers namely AS4, AS7, IM10 and T650 ...
Identification of Enhanced Rainfall Rates Using the Near-Storm Environment for Radar Precipitation Estimates
(2012)
Reliable and timely flash flood warnings are critically dependent on the accuracy of real-time rainfall estimates. Precipitation is not only the most vital input for basin-scale accumulation algorithms such as the Flash ...
Globalization, New Technologies, and Intercultural Flexibility: Communication and Culture of Korean Adolescents in the United States
(2012)
This study aims to comprehend the contextual backgrounds, communicative behaviors, and cultural consequences of South Korean adolescents who are sent to the United States for the purpose of education. Globalization, the ...
GREEBLES AND BRONCOS: A TEST OF EXPERTISE IN THE CROSS-RACE EFFECT
(2012)
People are more accurate at recognizing faces of individuals of their own race than individuals of another race; this well-replicated phenomenon is known as the cross-race effect (CRE). The reasons underlying the CRE are ...
INTERPRETATION OF PRESSURE TRANSIENT TESTS OF HORIZONTAL WELLS WITH
(2012)
The oil and gas industry has long recognized the importance of understanding the behaviors and trends of pressure and fluid flow dynamics for damaged and stimulated horizontal wells. It has also been recognized that the ...
Exploiting Heterogeneous Multicore Processors Through Fine-Grained Scheduling and Low-Overhead Thread Migration
(2012)
Heterogeneous (also known as asymmetric) multicore processors (HMPs) offer significant advantages over homogeneous multicores in terms of both power and performance. Power-efficient cores can be paired with higher-performance ...
Multiple Real-Constant Multiplication for Computationally Efficient Implementation of Digital Transforms
(2012)
The need to multiply signals by vectors (or matrices) of constants is fundamental and frequently arises in many areas of electrical and computer engineering.
The Role of NF-Y Transcription Factors in Plant Development
(2012)
Due to their sessile nature, plants must coordinate their growth and development based on the surrounding environmental conditions. This coordination is regulated by alterations in gene expression, leading to appropriate ...