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The aesthetics of metamorphosis: Ovidian poetics in the works of Maria Luisa Bombal and Elena Garro.
(2004)
The study begins with an analysis of the Ovidian concept of metamorphosis and its effects on the body, identity, and the corpus of the text. Chapter Two addresses the notion of "literary myth, " and contextualizes Bombal's ...
Fatigue and recovery patterns of the mouth muscles used to play the clarinet.
(2004)
For this study the fatigue and recovery patterns of one particular mouth muscle, the orbicularis oris, used while playing the clarinet was studied by using the Biopac MP 150 EMG system with non-invasive surface electrodes. ...
Salt pork and roastin' ears: Food and cooking in a Yuchi community.
(2004)
This study provides biographical sketches of six elder Yuchi women and illuminates their relationship with food and the practice of cooking within the Yuchi food system. Based on ethnographic methods, primarily extensive ...
Partial regularity of weak solutions of quasilinear elliptic systems and weak Harnack inequalities.
(2004)
In this thesis we study quasilinear elliptic systems of p-Laplacian type with a perturbation satisfying a natural (critical) growth condition. First, using test functions recently introduced by R. Landes we deduce ...
Opinions from the field: Graduate assessments of the value of master's degrees in arts administration.
(2004)
Respondents generally reported that the degree helped them in their job searches and prepared them well for work in the arts. Open-ended responses, however, allowed them the opportunity to discuss their misgivings with the ...
4DVAR retrieval of prognostic land surface model variables.
(2004)
The major findings of the first type of retrieval are: Initial soil moisture contents as well as deep soil temperature can all be successfully retrieved, for realistic initial guess errors; the relative difficulty in ...
Narratives of hospice volunteers: Perspectives on death and dying.
(2004)
This study found that hospice volunteers' narratives function to make sense of death, warrant decisions for advanced preparation of their own death, illustrated an attempt to control their own death, transformed their ...
College students with disabilities: Building self-determination and self-efficacy.
(2004)
The successful pursuit of postsecondary opportunities for students with disabilities requires providing supports beyond the typical academic accommodations. Equal access to postsecondary education should include developing ...
Verification of microbial ethanol formation in humans by examination of postmortem indoleamine metabolites.
(2004)
Toxicological examination of fatal aviation accident victims routinely includes analysis of ethanol levels. Two distinct questions immediately arise when considering such analyses. The first is, can we stop ethanol production ...
Development of outstanding leadership.
(2004)
The differences between the types and content of developmental experiences that a sample of outstanding leaders experienced in early life were examined. Relevant sections of 120 biographies of outstanding leaders in the ...