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This thesis explores the evolving purposes for the teaching of first-year English composition in Belize. Starting from an analysis of the underlying cultural assumptions of U.S. composition pedagogies, this thesis argues that American composition...
2015-05-01 (iso8601)
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Mercury exposure is widely common throughout the world, ranging from sources such as dental amalgams, fish and seafood consumption, industrial mining, and medicine. A straightforward, efficient, and affordable protocol to measure urine mercury...
2015-04-27 (iso8601)
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The aim of this thesis is to use various forms of the creative nonfiction essay to engage a historical discussion on Alabama, particularly the idea of the historical outsider. My role as the essayist in this discussion is to reckon with the...
2015-05-15 (iso8601)
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Mycobacterium avium subspecies hominissuis (MAH) causes potentially lethal opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals. Lack of a good animal model system currently hinders in vivo study of MAH virulence. Here we applied the...
2015-05-14 (iso8601)
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Soil respiration has been identified as one of the largest natural sources of CO₂ to the global
carbon cycle. Small alterations in the magnitude of soil respiration can have potentially large
effects on concentrations of atmospheric CO₂ , making...
2014-12-12 (iso8601)
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The scattering of optical rays by small spherical particles bears a strong resemblance to the
diffusion of fission neutrons in solid materials. This work explores the feasibility of
exploiting similarities between these two...
2015-05-08 (iso8601)
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This project examines the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model used by Global
Formula Racing (GFR) to simulate external aerodynamics for a Formula SAE
racecar. It seeks to improve the accuracy of the existing model by changing mesh and
physics...
2015-05-26 (iso8601)
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The objective of this study is to identify the variation in health care access and utilization among immigrant and U.S. born citizens in California. It aims at finding the reasons behind the disparity so that U.S. health agencies can make more...
2015-05-22 (iso8601)
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As I prepared my senior vocal recital, I grew frustrated that there was no guidance to assist me or my teacher in incorporating elements outside of the standard recital framework: uncommon choices. Because I gained a great deal of practical...
2015-05-20 (iso8601)
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We investigate the data collection problem in sensor networks. The network consists of a number of stationary sensors deployed at different sites for sensing and storing data locally. A mobile element moves from sites to sites to collect data from...
2015-05-20 (iso8601)
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We identify and develop efficient Monte Carlo methods for determining thermodynamic properties of the square-well fluid in order to test square-well density functional theories near the critical point. Previous works have developed generic...
2015-06-02 (iso8601)
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Based on recent findings, our hypothesis is that the inhibition of the Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 (ROR2) enzyme can lead to tumor suppression.
ROR2 are trans-membrane proteins that are part of the receptor tyrosine kinase...
2015-06-01 (iso8601)
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Coleomyia (Diptera: Asilidae) is a small genus of robber flies found in western North America, totaling eight described species. The goal of this project was to sequence the transcriptome and genome of Coleomyia. In the most recent phylogenetic...
2015-05-27 (iso8601)
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Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a significant issue among adolescents in the United States affecting 13% to 25% of young adults. In 2012, Arizona saw over 12,000 adolescents in emergency rooms due to self-injury. Approximately 50% to 85% of...
2015-03-16 (iso8601)
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A short (approximately 8 minute) video was created to explain key concepts in estuarine flow and numerical modeling of estuaries for high school students. Animation, real picture videography, and numerical model outputs were used to illustrate how...
2015-05-21 (iso8601)
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Presentation as part of the panel "Digital Publishing to Feature the Histories of Multicultural Performing Arts Groups" at the 2015 Western Roundup Conference 2015 in Denver, CO, May 28, 2015.
2015-05-28 (iso8601)
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Presentation as part of the panel "Collaborations between Tribal and Non-Tribal Organizations: Sharing Expertise, Knowledge, and Cultural Resources" at the 2015 Western Roundup Conference 2015 in Denver, CO, May 29, 2015.
2015-05-29 (iso8601)
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This paper analyzes the use of the Fano plane as the octonionic multiplication table. In particular, we count the number of nonequivalent ways the Fano plane can be labeled as the octonionic multiplication table, arguing that 28 such labelings exist.
2014-06-09 (iso8601)
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Several distinctive environmental movements of the past century have had major influence on public policies in the United States. More generally, social movements that push environmental issues into the limelight have the potential for...
2015-05-15 (iso8601)
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