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RF Modeling and Electromagnetic Analysis of Implantable Devices in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(2017-12)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has become a generally accepted medical procedure and it is estimated that all the U.S. population will have at least one MRI scan in their lifetime. Unlike common radiography and computed ...
MINT (STEM) MENTORING IN BAVARIA: TESTING A FUNCTIONAL MODEL OF MENTORING
(2017-12-15)
This research project develops an understanding of the MINT (STEM) mentoring programs geared to – and currently offered to – female students at Bavarian Universities of Applied Sciences.
Using survey responses from mentors, ...
PAKISTANI ENGLISH-SPEAKING NEWS MEDIA FRAMING OF THE SALALA BORDER POST INCIDENT
(2017-12-15)
This dissertation research investigated framing in the Pakistani English-speaking press in the aftermath of the Salala incident in late-2011, during which 24 Pakistani soldiers died and over a dozen were wounded. Occurring ...
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL LEADING TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS: A CASE STUDY OF ONE SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL THAT ATTENDED TO THE CONSTRUCTS OF SELF DETERMINATION THEORY
(2017)
There is a dearth of literature regarding alternative school practices based on theoretical premises leading to successful outcomes for students. The literature reveals outcomes that alternative school practitioners have ...
HIGH-THROUGHPUT FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY FOR AUTOMATED CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
(2017-05-12)
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a powerful tool for visualizing and detecting genetic abnormalities. Manual scoring FISH analysis is a tedious and labor-and-time-consuming task. Automated image acquisition and ...
ESSAYS ON INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT TREATIES, INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTES AND DOUBLE TAX TREATIES
(2017-12-15)
Chapter 1 explores the effects of international investment treaties on institutional quality. Capital importing countries use bilateral investment treaties (BITs) as a means to attract foreign investors who see these ...
Relationship between soleus H reflex and balance metrics in people with multiple sclerosis
(2017-08)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic immune-mediated disease that wreaks havoc on the central nervous system (CNS). The disease attacks and degrades the myelin sheath that insulates axons in the CNS, as well as the cells ...
Political Theology and Social Hope
(2017-05-12)
This dissertation intervenes in political theology to offer a constructive and wide-ranging theological proposal for Christian cultural engagement and peacemaking in the context of the globalization, perpetual violence, ...
ASSOCIATIONS AMONG FRIENDSHIP JEALOUSY, FRIENDSHIP QUALITIES, RELATIONAL AGGRESSION, AND GENDER IN ADOLESCENCE
(2017)
The present study investigated the associations among specific friendship qualities, friendship jealousy, and relational aggression among ninth graders. Friendship qualities and gender were explored as potential moderators ...
Resistance Distance, Kirchhoff Index, Foster's Theorems, and Generalizations
(2017-05-12)
The emerging area of network science studies structural characteristics of networks and dynamical processes on networks such as spread of epidemics, vulnerability of power grids to cascading failures etc. In this area, ...