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Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Narrow Gap Quantum Wells: InSb, InGaAs and Elemental Sb
(2013)
In this work the electronic properties of n-type and p-type quantum wells (QWs) made of narrow gap InSb and InGaAs materials have been studied experimentally. The narrower band gap in these materials leads to smaller ...
Trauma and Resistance in the Short Story Corpus of Ana Maria Matute 1953-1962
(2013)
From 1953 to 1962 Ana María Matute Ausejo (b. 1926) published ten short story collections of and two additioinal stories.
Group Threat in the News: a Comparative Study of the Expression of Group Threat and Media Framing in European Union Immigration News Stories.
(2013-12)
The member nations of the Europe Union (EU) faced a dilemma born of troubling economic times during the years between 2000 and 2012. The political turmoil currently plaguing the continent created an environment rife with ...
Essays on Contractual Completeness in Defense Acquisition
(2013)
The procurement of major weapons systems by the US Department of Defense (DoD) involves a challenging contracting environment in which standard pricing mechanisms, contract design, and solutions to incentive problems often ...
INTERFACIALLY ACTIVE CARBON NANOTUBE HYBRIDS FOR RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
(2013-12)
This work examines the different aspects of stabilizing and propagating interfacially active carbon nanohybrids for oil field applications. The progress achieved during the last four years was quite impressive towards the ...
A Phenomenological Exploration of Self-Directed Learning Among Successful Minority Entrepreneurs
(2013)
This transcendental, phenomenological study explored the Self-directed learning (SDL) of 10 successful minority entrepreneurs. Two SDL theories serve as lenses for the study, Spear and Mocker's (1984) Organizing Circumstance ...
Why Can't Tyrone Write? Perceptions of Three, African-American Eighth Grade Males about School Writing
(2013)
Using qualitative methods and a case study design, the perceptions and writing processes of three African-American eighth grade males were explored. Data were derived from semi-structured and informal interviews; a ...
A Study of the Influence of Service on Early Adolescents' Critical and Caring Thoughts and Actions
(2013)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the question of what impact opportunities for service had on early adolescents. I also hoped to discover what types of service might inspire critical, caring thought and action. ...
Boundary Spanner Modification of Organizational Directives
(2013)
Boundary spanners represent an important and challenging set of employees for organizational management. Given frequently high autonomy levels and varied job roles, boundary spanning agents have ample opportunity and ...
AN ANALYSIS OF TEXTURE, TIMBRE, AND RHYTHM IN RELATION TO FORM IN MAGNUS LINDBERG'S GRAN DUO
(2013)
Gran Duo (1999-2000) by Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958) is the result of a commission by Sir Simon Rattle, former conductor of the City of Birmingham (England) Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Festival Hall to commemorate the ...