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Narrative Mastery And Representational Violence In Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita", Elizabeth Weston
Narrative Mastery And Representational Violence In Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita", Elizabeth Weston
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Promoting Freshman College Student Development Using Cognitive Developmental Theory Presented In A Deliberate Psychological Education-Based Freshman Orientation Program, Cynthia Mansfield Loiacono
Promoting Freshman College Student Development Using Cognitive Developmental Theory Presented In A Deliberate Psychological Education-Based Freshman Orientation Program, Cynthia Mansfield Loiacono
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Home Schooling Children With Special Needs: A Descriptive Study, Jane Grenfell Duffey
Home Schooling Children With Special Needs: A Descriptive Study, Jane Grenfell Duffey
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Equity In Mathematics: Algebra For Everyone, Regina Lynn Hervey
Equity In Mathematics: Algebra For Everyone, Regina Lynn Hervey
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Research over the past twenty years supports the teacher as the critical factor in the implementation of educational programs. The primary purpose of this mixed design study was to determine teachers' perceptions in implementing the required Algebra I program that was mandated by the state of Virginia in 1995. The research was examined through the lens of the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM): communicating mathematically, making mathematical connections, becoming mathematical problem solvers, and reasoning mathematically. This study was limited to ninth grade Algebra I teachers in a school division in Virginia. Two Concerns Based Adoption …
Routing And Wavelength Assignment In Wdm Optical Networks, Guangzhi Li
Routing And Wavelength Assignment In Wdm Optical Networks, Guangzhi Li
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
In this thesis, we focus on the routing and wavelength assignment problems in WDM all-optical networks. Since the general problem is difficult (NP-complete), we classify the problem into several models with different formulations. Our objectives are to analyze some subclasses of routing and wavelength assignment problems; to understand their special properties; to estimate algorithm bounds and performance; and, to design efficient heuristic algorithms. These goals are important because results that follow can help engineers design efficient network topologies and protocols, and eventually provide end-users with cost-effective high bandwidth.;We first study the off-line wavelength assignment problem in single fiber ring and …
An Interactive Simulation Environment For End-To-End Digital Imaging System Design And Fidelity Analysis, Moira Joyce Turner
An Interactive Simulation Environment For End-To-End Digital Imaging System Design And Fidelity Analysis, Moira Joyce Turner
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The detailed specification, implementation, and documentation of an interactive software environment based on a continuous/discrete/continuous imaging system model is presented. The purpose of the interactive environment is to support the design and performance analysis of end-to-end digital imaging systems. Development of the environment is based on the objectives of acceptable response time, large sampling grid capability, good graphical user interface design, independence from proprietary applications and portability among UNIX workstations. While one-dimensional variations of interactive design environments have been developed by the commercial active filter design community, there is little or no evidence that the increased complexity associated with the …
Lamb Wave Diffraction Tomography, Eugene V. Malyarenko
Lamb Wave Diffraction Tomography, Eugene V. Malyarenko
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
As the worldwide aviation fleet continues to age, methods for accurately predicting the presence of structural flaws, such as hidden corrosion and disbonds, that compromise air worthiness become increasingly necessary. Ultrasonic guided waves, Lamb waves, allow large sections of aircraft structures to be rapidly inspected. However, extracting quantitative information from Lamb wave data has always involved highly trained personnel with a detailed knowledge of mechanical waveguide physics. In addition, human inspection process tends to be highly subjective, slow and prone to errors. The only practical alternative to traditional inspection routine is a software expert system capable of interpreting data with …
The Illustrated Map: Cartography And Power In Seventeenth Century Virginia, Christine Jeanette Green
The Illustrated Map: Cartography And Power In Seventeenth Century Virginia, Christine Jeanette Green
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Function And Regulation Of Alternative Isoforms Of The Transcription Factor Pax-5 During B Lymphocyte Differentiation, Marina A. Lowen
Function And Regulation Of Alternative Isoforms Of The Transcription Factor Pax-5 During B Lymphocyte Differentiation, Marina A. Lowen
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Bacchus And Bellum: The Anglo-Gascon Wine Trade And The Hundred Years War (987 To 1453 A.D), Christopher D. Turgeon
Bacchus And Bellum: The Anglo-Gascon Wine Trade And The Hundred Years War (987 To 1453 A.D), Christopher D. Turgeon
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Atoms, Pounds And Poor Relations: The Illusion Of An Anglo-American Special Relationship, 1941-1946, Edward J. Gustafson
Atoms, Pounds And Poor Relations: The Illusion Of An Anglo-American Special Relationship, 1941-1946, Edward J. Gustafson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Alexithymia As Related To The Use Of Language And Symptom Reporting, Gabrielle C. Boutemy
Alexithymia As Related To The Use Of Language And Symptom Reporting, Gabrielle C. Boutemy
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Analysis Of The United States Coast Guard Mentor Program., Anne Monaco Sutton
Analysis Of The United States Coast Guard Mentor Program., Anne Monaco Sutton
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Principal And Teacher Actions To Increase The Academic Achievement Of Students With Disabilities, Barbara Liskey Driver
Principal And Teacher Actions To Increase The Academic Achievement Of Students With Disabilities, Barbara Liskey Driver
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Relationship Schemas: Knowledge Of Risks, Benefits, And Schema Complexity, Rosalie Belle Guerrero
Relationship Schemas: Knowledge Of Risks, Benefits, And Schema Complexity, Rosalie Belle Guerrero
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Effects Of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure On Development And Sexual Differentiation In Ranid Tadpoles, Mary J. Rybitski
Effects Of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure On Development And Sexual Differentiation In Ranid Tadpoles, Mary J. Rybitski
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The effects of AroclorRTM1242 exposure on developing amphibians were examined by exposing southern leopard frogs, Rana sphenocephala, to a contaminated diet throughout the larval period. Treatment groups consisted of an untreated control, a solvent control, 17beta-estradiol, and three PCB doses (10, 100, and 1000 mug/g). PCB accumulation and biotransformation were examined. Effects of PCB exposure on metamorphosis and sexual differentiation were assessed. PCB accumulation was not statistically different between the egg masses. Levels of PCBs in the tissues differed in a dose related manner. Within treatments, body weight appeared to be the major factor correlated with PCB concentration. Congener patterns …
Field Measurement Of Mixed Grain Size Suspension In The Nearshore Under Waves, Grace M. Battisto
Field Measurement Of Mixed Grain Size Suspension In The Nearshore Under Waves, Grace M. Battisto
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The Sensor Insertion System (SIS) located at the US Army Corps Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck, NC, allows closely spaced measurements of along-shore velocity and suspended sediment concentration to be collected across the entire surf zone during storms. The SIS infers suspended sand concentration from backscatter off of suspended material using optical backscatter (OBS) sensors. Unfortunately, OBS response is highly sensitive to grain size, including both differences between sand and mud and variations in size within the sand range. As part of this study, ground-truthing measurements were added to the SIS during a storm in October 1997, including measurements …
Accuracy Assessment Of Remote Sensing In A Tidal Wetland, Jason S. Goldberg
Accuracy Assessment Of Remote Sensing In A Tidal Wetland, Jason S. Goldberg
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Habitat Utilization Of Juvenile Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys Imbricata) At Buck Island Reef National Monument, St Croix, U.S Virgin Islands, Roy A. Pemberton
The Habitat Utilization Of Juvenile Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys Imbricata) At Buck Island Reef National Monument, St Croix, U.S Virgin Islands, Roy A. Pemberton
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Application Of The Shoreline Instability Model Along The Western Side Of The Chesapeake Bay, Va, Kevin G. Skunda
Application Of The Shoreline Instability Model Along The Western Side Of The Chesapeake Bay, Va, Kevin G. Skunda
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Use Of A Digital Multispectral Video System And Spectroradiometer For Bottomland Hardwood Forest Remote Sensing: A Jurisdictional Boundary Accuracy Assessment And Radiance Examination, Jill E. Meyer
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Maturation And Repeat Spawning By American Shad In The York River, Virginia, Kristin L. Maki
Maturation And Repeat Spawning By American Shad In The York River, Virginia, Kristin L. Maki
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Sand- And Clay-Size Mineralogy Of The Ganges And Brahmaputra Rivers: Records Of River Switching And Late-Quaternary Climate Change, David Carlson Heroy
Sand- And Clay-Size Mineralogy Of The Ganges And Brahmaputra Rivers: Records Of River Switching And Late-Quaternary Climate Change, David Carlson Heroy
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Biology Of The Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion Nebulosus, In The Chesapeake Bay Region, Thomas F. Ihde
Biology Of The Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion Nebulosus, In The Chesapeake Bay Region, Thomas F. Ihde
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Seasonal Residence, Movement, And Activity Patterns Of Adult Tautog, Tautoga Onitis, In Lower Chesapeake Bay, Michael D. Arendt
Seasonal Residence, Movement, And Activity Patterns Of Adult Tautog, Tautoga Onitis, In Lower Chesapeake Bay, Michael D. Arendt
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Ecological Interactions Between Benthic Oyster Reef Fishes And Oysters, Juliana Maria Harding
Ecological Interactions Between Benthic Oyster Reef Fishes And Oysters, Juliana Maria Harding
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Restoration of oyster reef structures rehabilitates habitats and the multi-level ecological communities built on eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica), the keystone species. Quantitative descriptions of ecological interactions within a habitat are required to delineate essential fish habitats for management and protection. Parallel development of primary (oysters) and secondary trophic levels (benthic fishes) offer an ecological metric of restoration progress over time. The interaction between larval oysters and larval fishes (e.g., Gobiosoma bosc, Chasmodes bosquianus) is quantitatively examined. Oyster settlement estimates for Palace Bar reef, Piankatank River, Virginia are of the same order of magnitude as field densities of recently settled oysters. …
Authorship And Individualism In American Literature, Valerie Ann Debrava
Authorship And Individualism In American Literature, Valerie Ann Debrava
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
A look at the genre of American literary history, as well as at the careers of four nineteenth-century writers, this neo-Marxist study treats the lives and works of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth and Richard Stoddard through the productive circumstances of their writing, and through our expectations as consumers of their personalities and texts. Typically, Whitman and Dickinson are recognized as creative individualists who defied the literary and social conventions of their time, while the Stoddards---when they are recognized at all---are remembered in less daring terms. Many critics today regard Elizabeth Stoddard's first novel, The Morgesons, as an unsentimental …
Factors Affecting Carrier Transport In Ultrafast Iii-V Compound Semiconductor Based Photodiodes, James Alexander Mcadoo
Factors Affecting Carrier Transport In Ultrafast Iii-V Compound Semiconductor Based Photodiodes, James Alexander Mcadoo
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
This dissertation describes a comparative study conducted on GaAs MSM photodetectors to assess the importance of surface effects on the optical and frequency response characteristics of MSM photodetectors. MSM photodetectors on III-V compound semiconductors are technologically important because of their applications to fiber optic communication systems. While surface effects have been previously ignored, they must be considered in assessing the ultimate performance limits of such devices, especially if nanoscale MSM photodetectors are to be used. A controlled study was carried out in which high quality devices were subjected to surface damage over a known range and the resultant effects of …
"Bonds Of Friendship And Mutual Interest": Virginia's Waterways Improvement Companies, 1784--1828, Lawrence Jeffrey Perez
"Bonds Of Friendship And Mutual Interest": Virginia's Waterways Improvement Companies, 1784--1828, Lawrence Jeffrey Perez
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study is to review the creation and progress of the four Virginia waterways improvement companies which had their origins in the 1780s: the Potowmack Company, the James River Company, the Upper Appomattox Company, and the Dismal Swamp Canal Company. Primary research focused on company journals and family papers, legislative petitions, the annual reports of the Virginia Board of Public Works, and contemporary periodicals.;This study reveals that Virginians' approach to waterways improvements was simultaneously classical and liberal. The improvement advocates clung to an Opposition belief that a healthy republican polity depended on the existence of a class …
Semantic Software Scouts For Information Retrieval, John J. Rehder
Semantic Software Scouts For Information Retrieval, John J. Rehder
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
A new concept for information storage and retrieval is proposed that links chunks of information within and among documents based on semantic relationships and uses those connections to efficiently retrieve all the information that closely matches the user's request. The storage method is semantic hypertext, in which conventional hypertext links are enriched with semantic information that includes the strength and type of the relationship between the chunks of information being linked. A retrieval method was devised in which a set of cooperating software agents, called scouts, traverse the connections simultaneously searching for requested information. By communicating with each other and …