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Penny Stinkards And Proper Gentlemen: The Demographics Of London's Theatre Audiences, 1567--1642, Brook Adelaide Mcginnis Jan 2005

Penny Stinkards And Proper Gentlemen: The Demographics Of London's Theatre Audiences, 1567--1642, Brook Adelaide Mcginnis

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Knowing one's audience is crucial to any theatre. How can the marketing staff target new patrons if they know nothing about their immediate audience? This quandary need not be limited to the present. Therefore, the thesis I propose is entitled "Penny Stinkards And Proper Gentlemen: The Demographics of London's Theatre Audiences 1567-1642." I have researched the different facets of Elizabethan life that may have played a factor in attendance. Rather than discussing whom Middleton, Kyd, and Shakespeare were writing for, I have discussed who may have actually attended. Whom one writes for and who ends up in the audience are …

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Gravel Ghosts: Selected Poems, Megan Ann Merchant Jan 2005

Gravel Ghosts: Selected Poems, Megan Ann Merchant

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In his collection of poetry and prose Spring and All, William Carlos Williams said, "the reader knows himself as he was twenty years ago and he has also in mind a vision of what he would be someday. Oh some day! But the thing he never knows and never dares to know is what he is at the exact moment that he is. And this moment is the only thing in which I am at all interested" (88-89). That moment is the landscape for my collected works, Gravel Ghosts. The flower itself is a great representation of the desired moment …

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Political Factionalism Among The Mojave Indians, 1826--1875, Melinda A Oesterman Jan 2005

Political Factionalism Among The Mojave Indians, 1826--1875, Melinda A Oesterman

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Fort Mojave Indians of California and Mohave Indians of Arizona were once united on their aboriginal territory. Their lifestyle was impacted by interaction with the Spanish, fur trappers, military explorers and emigrant parties; Spanish interaction with the Mojave in the 1600s resulted in little change. The fur trappers of the 1820s generally lacked cultural awareness and respect of Mojave resources. Military expeditions along the 35th parallel into Mojave territory were generally well received and aided by some Mojave, while other Mojave were cautious of the "foreign invaders." Emigrant parties soon followed, causing alarm among the Mojave as they believed …

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Music As A Rhetorical Form: The Use Of Audio In "America's Most Wanted", Josette Nicole Perrone Jan 2005

Music As A Rhetorical Form: The Use Of Audio In "America's Most Wanted", Josette Nicole Perrone

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In the roughly fifty years since television programming began, the medium has gone from being a mere novelty to a major cultural force. Television is pervasive and widespread---nearly every home in America has one. It is hard to deny that because of its presence in our culture that some of its messages get through. My project is centered on the extent to which those messages affect the lives of its viewers; The purpose of the project is to examine music as a rhetorical form by analyzing a ten-minute segment of "America's Most Wanted" (AMW) on the Washington D.C. sniper case …

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An Analysis Of Ground Stone Artifacts From Ghwair I, A Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Site In Southern Jordan, Claudia C Woodman Jan 2005

An Analysis Of Ground Stone Artifacts From Ghwair I, A Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Site In Southern Jordan, Claudia C Woodman

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Ground stone artifacts indicating food preparation and other activities are well-represented among the assemblage resulting from three seasons of excavation at Ghwair I, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site in southern Jordan Placement of Ghwair I in context of roughly contemporaneous Levantine sites indicates that its ground stone assemblage is typical of the period and that Ghwair I was a self-reliant community. The ground stone assemblage indicates that mobility of the site's occupants was relatively low. Spatial analysis of distribution of ground stone across the site suggests specialized activity loci and, possibly, early social stratification.

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Examining The Basis For Change In Clark County Non-Conforming Zone Change Process: Was It Needed?, Maria Kaseko Jan 2005

Examining The Basis For Change In Clark County Non-Conforming Zone Change Process: Was It Needed?, Maria Kaseko

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study reviews Clark County's non-conforming zone change process from 1990 to 2002. A non-conforming zone change, sometimes known as a non-conforming zone boundary amendment is a proposed request that is not within the range of residential densities and/or non-residential intensities indicated on the applicable land use plan map, master plan, or concept plan. This research explores and examines two questions raised by the Clark County's new implementation plan, which was approved in April 2003 to amend the non-conforming zone change process. (1) Clark County assumed there was a public perception that non-conforming zone changes were being approved without regard …

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Fallow, Chad Michael Lietz Jan 2005

Fallow, Chad Michael Lietz

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Fallow follows both line & circle---i.e., the generational evolution (cultural, political, personal) of family farms in the Amurrikan Midwest; & the mandalic forces beneath, above & within. The steady decline & demise of the family farm faced w/corporate feudalism, signals not only the degradation of a lifestyle, but also the final nullification of Jefferson's yeoman farmer, upon (& for) whom this country is supposedly founded; Of course, the depredation of a mere human culture pales vs. the ecological transgressions of modernization: tillage, petrochemicals, ever-bigger machines. Few landscapes outside the Heartland have been so thoroughly stripped of indigenous life, & now, …

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Behavioral Ecophysiology Of Dungeness Crabs During Feeding And Digestion In Hypoxia, Jennifer Lynn Bernatis Jan 2005

Behavioral Ecophysiology Of Dungeness Crabs During Feeding And Digestion In Hypoxia, Jennifer Lynn Bernatis

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Cancer magister inhabits areas frequently subject to periods of hypoxia. In hypoxia, digestive processes pose an additional physiological burden to crabs already attempting to maintain adequate oxygen uptake. Crabs tended to cease feeding below 3.2 kPa, resuming feeding when dissolved oxygen levels were rapidly raised to 6 kPa. In a 10.5-21 kPa DO gradient starved and fed crabs showed no preference for any area of the apparatus. In a 2.5-10.5 kPa DO gradient, starved and fed crabs showed significant preference for the highest oxygen concentration. Starved crabs were less likely to enter hypoxic waters to feed; those that did moved …

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Short-Term Compensatory And Long-Term Plastic Cardiorespiratory Responses To Hypoxic Exposure, Jutta A Guadagnoli Jan 2005

Short-Term Compensatory And Long-Term Plastic Cardiorespiratory Responses To Hypoxic Exposure, Jutta A Guadagnoli

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Aquatic organisms may encounter multiple perturbations in their environment including but certainly not limited to fluctuations in temperature, salinity, conductivity, pH, carbon dioxide and oxygen content. A large body of work has elucidated the complexity of the cardiovascular system of crustaceans but the intricacies associated with alterations in cardiovascular function with changing environments are elusive. The current body of work focuses on the cardiovascular adjustments that allow crustaceans to survive decreases in oxygen tension; The complexity of control of the open circulatory system of crustaceans has long been underestimated and the marine crustacean, the grass shrimp, P. pugio, which often …

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The Potential Impact Of The Medieval Climatic Anomaly On Human Populations In The Western Mojave Desert, Jill Kathleen Gardner Jan 2005

The Potential Impact Of The Medieval Climatic Anomaly On Human Populations In The Western Mojave Desert, Jill Kathleen Gardner

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, a model was proposed for changing settlement and subsistence patterns in the western Mojave Desert. The model posits that environmental fluctuations over the last 4,000 years were potential causal mechanisms for culture change in this region. One of these fluctuations was the environmental episode known as the Medieval Climatic Anomaly (MCA), a series of droughts that took place between about 1,200 and 650 B.P. The intent of this study was to determine whether apparent culture changes that began about 1,200 years ago in the western Mojave Desert are associated with the MCA. To …

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Characterizing Global Archaeocyathan Reef Decline In The Early Cambrian: Evidence From Nevada And China, Melissa Hicks Jan 2005

Characterizing Global Archaeocyathan Reef Decline In The Early Cambrian: Evidence From Nevada And China, Melissa Hicks

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study presents new data on the sedimentology of the northern Yangtze Platform, the delta13C stratigraphy of South China and Nevada, and the decline and virtual extinction of archaeocyaths. Paleoecological, sedimentological, and chemostratigraphic data were collected from multiple localities that span from the mid-Early Cambrian of Nevada (Poleta Formation) and China (Xiannudong Formation) to the late-Early Cambrian of Nevada (Harkless Formation) and China (Tianheban Formation); Facies represented in the Xiannudong Formation describe a Bahamas-type platform for the Yangtze Platform with a static and negative delta 13C record. All four formations analyzed show a static delta 13C record that varies from …

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The Influence Of Self-Efficacy And Working Memory Capacity On Problem Solving Efficiency, Bobby H Hoffman Jan 2005

The Influence Of Self-Efficacy And Working Memory Capacity On Problem Solving Efficiency, Bobby H Hoffman

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The study investigated the influence of self-efficacy beliefs, working memory capacity and problem complexity on problem solving performance, response time, and problem solving efficiency. Previous research investigated these factors from an absolute performance perspective, but not from the perspective of efficiency, defined as the ratio of problem-solving accuracy over time; Students completed an operational span working memory task, rated their self-efficacy for solving multiplication problems without the use of paper or calculation aids, and then solved computer-based cognitive multiplication problems, under conditions of varying complexity. Two competing hypotheses were proposed, which state that the efficiency of problem solving is either …

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Brief Therapy For Traumatized Children, Lisa Marie Linning Jan 2005

Brief Therapy For Traumatized Children, Lisa Marie Linning

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Traumatic child maltreatment can negatively impact every developmental domain of a child, when left untreated. Thus, child psychologists have recognized a critical need for treatment and prevention strategies to circumvent the negative trajectories that can develop after traumatic events. Brief Therapy for Traumatized Children (BTTC) was developed to treat traumatized youth in shelter care. Treatment components included psychoeducation, building effective coping strategies, boundary setting, anxiety management skills, challenging cognitive distortions, development of trauma narrative and journaling. One hundred-forty-seven participants from a children's shelter in Las Vegas, NV, aged 12--17 years, were voluntarily recruited and assessed for trauma symptoms. Data from …

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Cognitive Heterogeneity In Murderers, Erin Warnick Jan 2005

Cognitive Heterogeneity In Murderers, Erin Warnick

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

It has long been recognized that damage to one or more brain regions can produce antisocial and aggressive behavior. Unfortunately, however, attempts to develop a replicable neurocognitive profile that characterize serious forms of criminality have been relatively unsuccessful. Evidence of cognitive heterogeneity in violent offender populations may indicate different biobehavioral subtypes underling this complex multidetermined behavior. These subtypes may interact with other clinical and environmental vulnerabilities. In the current study, cluster analytic techniques were applied to a sample of 55 homicide offenders. Using select Halstead-Reitan and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) variables four distinct cognitive clusters were derived and externally …

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The Role And Relevancy Of The Black Church In Today's Society, Anthony Fitzgerald Harris Jan 2005

The Role And Relevancy Of The Black Church In Today's Society, Anthony Fitzgerald Harris

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to gather information about the role and the relevancy of the black church in regards to social issues in today's society. The significance of the study reflects many attitudes of the African-American community. It gives greater insight on the questions surrounding the differing roles of the black church. This study also gives some insight to churches on what the participants say makes the church relevant to them. With this information, churches can become more aware and capable of meeting the needs of the people in the community; The methods used were an in-depth qualitative …

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The Dynamics Of Nonviolence In The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Michael Doc Howard Jan 2005

The Dynamics Of Nonviolence In The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Michael Doc Howard

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Palestinian/Israeli conflict is one of the most challenging political puzzles of the modern era. Although this is a bold assertion, the influence of this one conflict on the politics of the Middle Eastern region and on the politics of the new millennium is overwhelming. Hence, figuring out how to solve the puzzle, or more realistically, contributing to movements towards a resolution is paramount. This thesis seeks to assist in the scholarship dedicated to achieving this end. It does so from a unique perspective; The thesis contends through a normative argument that a shift in Palestinian strategy, from violence to …

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Identifying Low-Carb Dieter's Characteristics And Their Diet Practices During Business Travels, So Jung Lee Jan 2005

Identifying Low-Carb Dieter's Characteristics And Their Diet Practices During Business Travels, So Jung Lee

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The low carbohydrate diet phenomenon has recently evolved to such an extent that there is now extensive consumer demand for carbohydrate conscious dining options. The power of the recent movement is impacting all facets of the hospitality industry including restaurants, hotels, airlines and conventions. The purpose of this study is to identify business travelers' low carbohydrate diet practices and to understand their experiences with low-carbohydrate menus during business trips; This research identified low-carb dieters' characteristics and their diet practices during business trips. Results indicated that, compared to other dieters, low-carb dieters are older, more likely to be overweight or obese, …

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Dorsal And Pectoral Fin Control Of A Biorobotic Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Mukund Narasimhan Jan 2005

Dorsal And Pectoral Fin Control Of A Biorobotic Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Mukund Narasimhan

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis involves an in-depth research on the maneuvering of bio-robotic autonomous undersea vehicles (BAUVs) using bio-mimetic swimming mechanisms. Motivation was derived from the amazing flexibility and agility the fish inherit with the help of their pectoral and dorsal fins; In the first part of the thesis, control of BAUVs using dorsal fins is considered. The force produced by the cambering of the dorsal fins is used for control. An indirect adaptive controller is designed for depth tracking along constant trajectories even when the system parameters are not known. Next, for following time-varying trajectories, an adaptive control system for yaw …

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Effect Of A High Protein Diet On Glucose Tolerance In Rats, Roxanne Mary Sanchez Jan 2005

Effect Of A High Protein Diet On Glucose Tolerance In Rats, Roxanne Mary Sanchez

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a high protein diet on glucose tolerance in the rat model. Nine Sprague Dawley rats received a high protein diet (65% protein, 35% fat) and eight rats consumed a standard chow diet over the course of eight weeks. An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed at the end of the third and the seventh week to measure blood glucose and plasma insulin concentrations. The diet did not effect glucose tolerance in the first OGTT (t = 1.2095, p = .1226) or the second OGTT (t = -.9855, p …

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Youth Culture, Clothing, And Communicative Messages, Eric Batson Jan 2005

Youth Culture, Clothing, And Communicative Messages, Eric Batson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

As a nonverbal form of communication, clothing reveals much about its wearers. In addition to exposing attitudes, values, beliefs, and other personal traits, individuals can utilize clothing to disseminate deliberate, symbolic messages. This project focuses on youth subcultures and the messages associated with their strategically constructed clothing images. It addresses how they display in-group affiliation and out-group separation through the management of clothing. It discusses how individuals can increase their personal value with in-group members as they manage their apparel in appropriate and deliberate ways. This thesis also notes the multiple influences that affect the clothing choices of youth subcultures …

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Experimental And Finite Element Studies Of Shock Transmission Through Jointed Hat Sections, Karthik Doppala Jan 2005

Experimental And Finite Element Studies Of Shock Transmission Through Jointed Hat Sections, Karthik Doppala

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Shock transfer performance of joints has substantial influence on the dynamics of assembled structures as they induce a large amount of damping into the structure. Study of shock transmission through the various jointed (both mechanical and adhesive) components of the combat vehicle is of particular interest to the army. The principal objective of this work is to develop solutions that enable ARL to generate improved physics-based shock models for lightweight combat vehicles focusing mainly on shock transmission across structural joints. Shock transmission through two identical simple hat sections joined together with different joint configurations like adhesive bonding and bolted joints …

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Enhancing Collaborative Argumentation In An Online Environment, Jennifer Dawn Golanics Jan 2005

Enhancing Collaborative Argumentation In An Online Environment, Jennifer Dawn Golanics

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Studies indicate that collaborative argumentation can aid students' understanding and improve their problem-solving skills. This study used the online environment WebCT to explore the improvement of argumentation through goal instruction. In previous studies of collaborative argumentation using WebCT, small groups of students discussed controversial questions. Some groups were given a general goal to persuade, but others were given an elaborated goal to generate reasons and evidence. The effect that the elaborated goal had compared to the general goal was analyzed. This study replicated those previous studies, with some alterations. The goal was to evaluate two interventions designed to increase argument …

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Evaluation Of Pedestrian Countdown Signals In The Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, Kondala Rao Mantri Jan 2005

Evaluation Of Pedestrian Countdown Signals In The Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, Kondala Rao Mantri

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

An evaluation of the effectiveness of pedestrian countdown signals is presented in this thesis. This is based on an evaluation of the behavior of pedestrians and motorists at selected intersections in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. A series of surveys and pedestrian interviews were used to evaluate the behavior of pedestrians and motorists. Statistical analyses of the data indicated that the countdown signals are able to provide pedestrians valuable information that enhances the safety of the crossing maneuver. The study also indicates that the presence of a countdown timer helps the pedestrians to better understand the meaning of the "Flashing …

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Analysis Of Fatty Acids In Soil And Sediments, Deepika P Panawennage Jan 2005

Analysis Of Fatty Acids In Soil And Sediments, Deepika P Panawennage

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Fatty acids are one of the most important classes of naturally occurring organic compounds. Various organisms have distinctive fatty acid profiles. Therefore analyzing fatty acids present in soil and sediments can provide important information on sources of origin of the organic matter; Analysis of fatty acids by gas chromatography requires derivatization to produce a derivative volatile enough for gas chromatography followed by mass spectrometric (GC/MS) analysis. In this work conventional acid catalyzed derivatization methods and tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) chemopyrolysis methods were examined and compared. Results obtained for Lake Mead sediments show the variation of fatty acids profile with depth, which …

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Charm City, Victoria Elizabeth Plasse Jan 2005

Charm City, Victoria Elizabeth Plasse

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Charm City is under construction. It is a space occupied with mutability, free will and perception through physical evidence. This is the ephemeral renovation project of the individual. It is a poetic city trying to articulate what it is to have the rhythms of history and new philosophy manifest into the real. Motion is central to the city and central to the empty space the city has yet to define or occupy. Could Charm City exist outside of America---yes---but the words and sounds would be different. Central to America is motion and central to motion is a guttural voice: an …

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Points Of Contact: Nineteenth Century Visual Rhetoric Of The Underground Railroad, Theodore Ransaw Jan 2005

Points Of Contact: Nineteenth Century Visual Rhetoric Of The Underground Railroad, Theodore Ransaw

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Just as eighteenth century master seamstress Betsy Ross implemented more meanings and messages into the first American flag than what is obvious at first glance, so too did African American seamstresses weave messages into quilt patterns used on the Underground Railroad. Similar to the way themes of freedom and liberty in the Declaration of Independence were reinterpreted to include disenfranchised groups, Biblical themes such as heaven and the Promised Land were reinterpreted to include slaves. This study examines the visual rhetoric of nineteenth century textiles used by the Underground Railroad. From the evidence examined, I argue that the visual texts …

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Differences In Soil Physical, Chemical And Mineralogical Properties Between Inhabited And Uninhabited Arctomecon Californica Habitats, Rekha Saxena Jan 2005

Differences In Soil Physical, Chemical And Mineralogical Properties Between Inhabited And Uninhabited Arctomecon Californica Habitats, Rekha Saxena

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Vascular plant endemism to gypsum soils in arid environments is fairly rare; in southern Nevada few plant species are known to exist solely on gypsum soils and the explanation for why they exist on these soils is even less understood. One such species, commonly known as Las Vegas Bearpoppy (Arctomecon californica), is believed to be a gypsophile endemic occurring on substrates derived from the Moenkopi and Horse springs geological formations in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. During the past two decades, populations of A. californica have been declining mostly around the rapidly developing urban areas on public lands on the …

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Development Of A Street Sweeper Fleet Management System, Ravi Shenkar Seera Jan 2005

Development Of A Street Sweeper Fleet Management System, Ravi Shenkar Seera

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Street sweeping is a vital public service that not only facilitates traffic flow and improves the appearance of the neighborhoods. It also helps removes debris and dust from the roadways thus enhancing drainage and reducing air pollution. The need for a street sweeper fleet management system is to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of street sweeping programs. In this research, an application is developed for the management of street sweepers with the aid of a mapping system interface to query and analyze the data collected using Global Positioning System (GPS) devices installed in the sweeper trucks. Based on the …

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Conceptual Modeling And Analysis Of A Solar Receiver For Thermochemical Hydrogen Generation, Derek Satoru Taguchi Jan 2005

Conceptual Modeling And Analysis Of A Solar Receiver For Thermochemical Hydrogen Generation, Derek Satoru Taguchi

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Hydrogen has the potential to revolutionize the way we live our everyday lives in the near future. With the global demand for oil increasing and pumping capabilities running at, or almost at full capacity, the world will eventually have to turn to alternative energy sources to satisfy the need for fuel in the near future; The processes involved in designing a system capable of hydrogen production include many different components. For the generation of hydrogen through a solar process, one of these components is the design and analysis of the solar receiver. The solar receiver is the component of the …

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Population Ecology Of White-Tailed Deer In The Drift Prairie-Coteau Of North Dakota, Jason R. Smith Jan 2005

Population Ecology Of White-Tailed Deer In The Drift Prairie-Coteau Of North Dakota, Jason R. Smith

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