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Analysis And Characterization Of Thermal Effects In Analog Circuits, Abhijit Avinash Chaugule Dec 2005

Analysis And Characterization Of Thermal Effects In Analog Circuits, Abhijit Avinash Chaugule

Electrical Engineering Theses - Archive

Dielectrically Isolated Bipolar Junction Transistors (DIBJTs) are used in industry for high speed and high power applications. These devices suffer from thermal heating and are subjected to change in their characteristics. This thesis explores the thermal effects involving the self heating and inter-device heating (thermal coupling) at the device as well as at the circuit level. Systematic analysis of individual device heating characteristics in a particular Current feedback operational amplifier (CFOA) design is carried out, using the VBIC (Vertical Bipolar Inter-company) model in the the Cadence SpectreS simulator. A diagnostic and design procedure is established for circuit designers to determine …

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High Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography (Oct) System For Integration With A Multimodal Optical Imaging Workstation, Kapil Bharati Langer Dec 2005

High Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography (Oct) System For Integration With A Multimodal Optical Imaging Workstation, Kapil Bharati Langer

Bioengineering Theses - Archive

Development and construction of a high resolution Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system is described. OCT is one of the modalities in an integrated multimode optical imaging workstation built around an inverted Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) microscope in our laboratory, to image cells and tissue samples. The design and construction of the OCT sample path is dictated by its integration to the optical imaging workstation. The OCT system is controlled via a DAC card, interfaced using LabVIEW to the computer. The image of the sample under observation is constructed from the raster scan data acquired by the DAQ. Ti-Sapphire broadband laser …

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The Eggshell Structures Of Ringed Turtle - Doves (Streptopelia Risoria), Natalie Ellen Hubbard Dec 2005

The Eggshell Structures Of Ringed Turtle - Doves (Streptopelia Risoria), Natalie Ellen Hubbard

Biology Theses - Archive

The avian egg provides nutrients and protects the growing embryo from physical and microbial harm. Structures fundamental to the protection are the membrane layers, which are tightly meshed networks of collagen fibers, and the eggshell, which is composed of calcite crystals, (CaC03). The eggs of Ringed Turtle-Dove and commercially bred chickens were selected for the study. Eggs of commercially bred chickens are twice in length and width of the dove eggs. Features analyzed are components of quality and strength of eggshells included shell thickness, membrane thickness, and concentration and size of vesicles. A comparative study of the bird eggs was …

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Reproductive Behaviors Of Two Congeneric, Sympatric Jumping Spiders: Gene Flow Barriers And Polyandry, Stacey Nicole Gingras Dec 2005

Reproductive Behaviors Of Two Congeneric, Sympatric Jumping Spiders: Gene Flow Barriers And Polyandry, Stacey Nicole Gingras

Biology Theses - Archive

This two part study compares aspects of jumping spider reproductive behavior and their implications 1) as gene flow barriers during the process of speciation and 2) in the occurrence of polyandry. Courtship behaviors of Phidippus audax and P. carolinensis were observed. P. carolinensis displays simple courtship behavior when compared to the visually complex behavior of P. audax. P. carolinensis males appear to be incorporating a vibratory element into their courtship display, and a possible stridulatory organ, located on the male pedipalp, is described. Large differences in courtship display, complexity of courtship badges, and phenologies between the species most likely prevent …

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Failure Analysis Of Composite Laminates With A Hole By Using Finite Element Method, Moumita Roy Dec 2005

Failure Analysis Of Composite Laminates With A Hole By Using Finite Element Method, Moumita Roy

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

Predicting the strength of a given laminate has been extensively studied. There have been several fracture models proposed but still the immense tests of composite laminates are still needed. Different material systems or lay-ups exhibit different failure modes and failure mechanisms. This thesis focuses in investigation of the failure mechanism of the [±?/02]s and [02/±?]s laminates with a hole. ANSYS finite element models with and without a crack in vicinity of hole were developed to investigate the effect of the stress distribution due to the presence of the angle ply crack. The stress concentrations were obtained. It is found that …

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Structural Optimization Using Ansys And Regulated Multiquadric Response Surface Model, Ajaykumar Menon Dec 2005

Structural Optimization Using Ansys And Regulated Multiquadric Response Surface Model, Ajaykumar Menon

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses - Archive

The high computational expense of large non-linear and complex finite element analysis limits or often prohibits the use of conventional codes in engineering design and multidisciplinary optimization. Consequently alternate methods such as Design of experiments (DOE) and Response surface approximation are commonly used to minimize the computational cost of running such analysis and simulation. The basic approach of such methods is to construct a simplified mathematical approximation of the computationally expensive simulation and analysis code, which is then used in place of the original code to facilitate multidisciplinary optimization, design space exploration, reliability analysis etc. When such codes along with …

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Comparison Of Clinoptilolite With Gravel In A Recirculating Course Media Biofilter Treating Simulated Septic Tank Effluent, Adnan Sadikot Dec 2005

Comparison Of Clinoptilolite With Gravel In A Recirculating Course Media Biofilter Treating Simulated Septic Tank Effluent, Adnan Sadikot

Civil Engineering Theses - Archive

The main objective of the pilot scale study was to compare the performance of recirulating clinoptilolite biofilter with course gravel biofilter used to treat simulated septic tank effluent by simultaneous nitrification and denitrification. For better comparison of performance of total inorganic nitrogen removal and COD removal both the biofilter were chosen of identical size and identical operating conditions were maintained in the laboratory setup. Both the biofilters were operated at recycle ratio of 6 and surface hydraulic loading rate of 7.5 gal/ft2/day without recycle and 52.5 gal/ft2/day with recycle through out the duration of the duration of the research. Results …

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Effects Of Water-Cement Ratio On Deep Mixing Treated Expansive Clay Characteristics, Siva Prasad Pathivada Dec 2005

Effects Of Water-Cement Ratio On Deep Mixing Treated Expansive Clay Characteristics, Siva Prasad Pathivada

Civil Engineering Theses - Archive

The structures built on the unstabilized expansive soils are subjected to distress due to swell shrink behavior due to seasonal fluctuations. Medium stiff expansive clays with moderate and high PI were collected from two sites located at IH 820 N bound in Fort Worth, Texas. Deep soil mixing technique was proposed as a potential solution to counter the shrink swell movements of the expansive soil. These soils were stabilized using lime and cement as a whole and in combinations at different proportions in laboratory conditions simulating field deep soil mixing. Similar studies performed on soft soils revealed several factors mainly …

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Numerical Modeling And Analysis Of Pile Supported Embankments, Krishna Nag Rao Dec 2005

Numerical Modeling And Analysis Of Pile Supported Embankments, Krishna Nag Rao

Civil Engineering Theses - Archive

Very soft clays are often avoided in construction due to their low shear strength and high compressibility. Special construction methods are adopted when embankments are constructed on very soft clay or peat. Design of structures on soft ground, where the structure impose large loads onto the ground raises several concerns on factors like bearing capacity failure, differential settlements, lateral pressures and structural instability. Shallow and deep stabilization of soft ground are most frequently used special construction techniques adopted in geotechnical engineering. Chemical (lime and cement) stabilization has been extensively used in both shallow and deep stabilization in order to improve …

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Observer, Central Washington University Dec 2005

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for December 1, 2005

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Valuing Earth Intrinsically And Instrumentally: A Theological Framework For Environmental Ethics, Jame Schaefer Dec 2005

Valuing Earth Intrinsically And Instrumentally: A Theological Framework For Environmental Ethics, Jame Schaefer

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

Philosophers have struggled with value theory as one of the most recalcitrant problems for environmental ethics. Theologians can benefit from their efforts when retrieving and reworking notions about the goodness of creation in patristic and medieval texts, particularly those by Augustine, John Chrysostom, and Thomas Aquinas. This process yields a religiously motivated rationale for intrinsic-instrumental valuing of the physical world's constituents for themselves, their relationships to one another, and their common good that can be relevant, meaningful, and helpful for responding to ecological degradation.

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At Work In The Fields : An Essay Into The Work Lives Of Nineteenth Century English Agricultural Wage Labouring And African American Slave And Freed Women., Anne Reeves 1948- Dec 2005

At Work In The Fields : An Essay Into The Work Lives Of Nineteenth Century English Agricultural Wage Labouring And African American Slave And Freed Women., Anne Reeves 1948-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a historical study comparing the work-lives African-American and English nineteenth-century, field-working women. It focuses on the ideology and structure of the gender division of labour as it formed and informed the lives of these women. It explores the complex relationship among gender and racial ideologies, social and economic structures and the extent to which the women determined their own lives. It argues that the particular historical, ideological and economic forces at work in England and the South differentially constrained their lives. The work is divided into four chapters. The Introduction explains the study's purpose and explores the …

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A Local Model Of Writing Program Assessment : Fourteen Community College Faculty Define And Evaluate Writing Proficiency., Richard Anthony Butsch 1956- Dec 2005

A Local Model Of Writing Program Assessment : Fourteen Community College Faculty Define And Evaluate Writing Proficiency., Richard Anthony Butsch 1956-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The introduction to this doctoral dissertation is an argument for locating Writing Across the Curriculum programs on the community-college campus for several reasons, among them the proximity of the disciplines on the community college campus, the increasingly underprepared community college student, and movements toward accountability and assessment at the local and state levels. As an example of what a WAC program may accomplish in the area of program assessment, which developed from WAC proper in the last decade of the last century, Chapters One, Two and Three present data I collected from fourteen faculty volunteers who gave up a beautiful …

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The Roles Of Buddhist Temples In The Treatment Of Hiv/Aids In Thailand, Tomoko Kubotani, David Engstrom Dec 2005

The Roles Of Buddhist Temples In The Treatment Of Hiv/Aids In Thailand, Tomoko Kubotani, David Engstrom

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Although efforts are being made to decrease the number of new HIV infections in Thailand, less support is give to the growing population that is already affected by the disease. This qualitative study explores the roles of Buddhist temples in the treatment of AIDS in Thailand, specifically the perspectives of both Buddhist monks and persons who are living with AIDS on HIVIAIDS and the care provided at the temples. Three major themes were derived from the interviews: (1) temple as a last choice; (2) temple as a support group; and (3) the role of Buddhism and monks at the temple.

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Hate Crimes Against The Homeless: Warning-Out New England Style, Sandra Wachholz Dec 2005

Hate Crimes Against The Homeless: Warning-Out New England Style, Sandra Wachholz

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article reports on the hate crime victimization experienced by thirty individuals over the course of their homelessness in a New England city. Indepth interviews were conducted with the participants in order to provide a detailed, contextual account of the nature and forms of their hate crime victimization in public and semi-public spaces. Central to the article is the argument that hate crimes against homeless people function as informal social control mechanisms that impose spatial constraints, not unlike the character and objectives of the warning-out laws that were used to exclude homeless people from the public and private space of …

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Origins Of Imperial Ottoman Architecture In Istanbul : A Cross-Cultural Interpretation On The Development Of A New Classical Tradition., Shannon P. Carneal Dec 2005

Origins Of Imperial Ottoman Architecture In Istanbul : A Cross-Cultural Interpretation On The Development Of A New Classical Tradition., Shannon P. Carneal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Following the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottomans, a new trend in architecture developed that achieved a balance between the traditional Ottoman building practices of Bursa and Edirne with the styles found in Byzantium and the West. This thesis uncovers what led to the creation of a new Classical Ottoman architecture through an examination of the architectural resources available to the Ottoman sultans and their architects. The goal of this thesis is to discover what, if anything, is Ottoman about Ottoman imperial architecture in Istanbul. Was this new architecture the result of a logical progression of a traditional …

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Suburban Adaptability: Urban Context, Joshua Seidner Dec 2005

Suburban Adaptability: Urban Context, Joshua Seidner

Architecture Senior Theses

The urban environment historically fosters anonymity among urbanites denying individual expression, user flexibility, and family adaptability. The result is the draw to the suburban house model which inherently concedes ones' expression of individual identity. The urban landscape has historically formed with the core and periphery. Over the last sixty years the periphery has harbored the creation of suburbia. Traditionally, the urban landscape has, and continues to suppress individualism and flexibility to create uniformity and homogeneity[...] Arguably by default, suburbia creates a basic template which the end-user can customize. On the contrary, the urban environment does not foster the ability to …

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Statistics-Based Approaches To Stochastic Optimal Control Problems, Aihong Wen Dec 2005

Statistics-Based Approaches To Stochastic Optimal Control Problems, Aihong Wen

Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Dissertations - Archive

This dissertation develops practical approaches to stochastic optimal control problems in the absence of linear system transition functions, quadratic cost functions, and/or Gaussian random disturbances. In such type of problems, an analytical solution is impossible and numerical synthesis techniques have to be applied. The ''classic'' algorithms existing in the literature suffer from the problem of the''curse of dimensionality,'' an exponential increase of computation time and memory requirements as the dimension of the problem grows. The statistics-based numerical approaches are presented as the main tools for mitigating the ``curse of dimensionality'' phenomenon. Two approaches are explored: (A) stochastic dynamic programming (SDP), …

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Missouri S&T Magazine Winter 2005, Missouri S&T Marketing And Communications Department, Miner Alumni Association Dec 2005

Missouri S&T Magazine Winter 2005, Missouri S&T Marketing And Communications Department, Miner Alumni Association

Missouri S&T Magazine

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Love, Race, And The Low: A Comparative Analysis Of Interracial Relationships In The United States, 1865–1967, Nyla Davis Dec 2005

Love, Race, And The Low: A Comparative Analysis Of Interracial Relationships In The United States, 1865–1967, Nyla Davis

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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Full Issue, The Mcnair Team Dec 2005

Full Issue, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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Que Ondee Sola - December 2005, Michael Reyes Benevides Dec 2005

Que Ondee Sola - December 2005, Michael Reyes Benevides

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: Connecting a History of Latino Student Struggle at NEIU, Latino and Latni American Studies Program, Interview with Professor Victor Ortiz, Student Paper Llas Minor, Student Groups Support the Latino and Latin American Studies Minor, Fall Course Review, Spring 2006 LLAS Courses, Proyecto Pa'lante, El Centro, ENLACE, Special Vida/ SIDA Insert

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Helen E. Maurer, Margaret Of Anjou: Queenship And Power In Late Medieval England. Boydell, 2003, Theresa Earenfight Dec 2005

Helen E. Maurer, Margaret Of Anjou: Queenship And Power In Late Medieval England. Boydell, 2003, Theresa Earenfight

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

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The Scientific Name Of The Coffee Bean Weevil And Some Additional Bibliography (Coleoptera: Anthribidae: Araecerus Schönherr), Barry D. Valentine Dec 2005

The Scientific Name Of The Coffee Bean Weevil And Some Additional Bibliography (Coleoptera: Anthribidae: Araecerus Schönherr), Barry D. Valentine

Insecta Mundi

The name Araecerus fasciculatus (DeGeer 1775) is resurrected for the coffee bean weevil, with the following synonyms: Bruchus cacao Fabricius 1775, Bruchus peregrinus Herbst 1797, Bruchus capsinicola Fabricius 1798, Anthribus coffeae Fabricius 1801, Amblycerus japonicus Thunberg 1815 (probably a synonym), Anthribus alternans Germar 1824, Phloeobius griseus of Stephens 1831, not Fabricius 1792, Cratoparis parvirostris Thomson 1858, Araecerus seminarius Chevrolat 1871, and Tropideres (Rhaphitropis) mateui Cobos 1954. Lectotypes are designated for A. fasciculatus, B. capsinicola, and A. alternans. A diagnosis distinguishes Araecerus from all 650 anthribid genera and a diagnosis for the species is as complete as possible with materials studied. …

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School Psychologists' Perceived Concerns Regarding Crisis Intervention With Diverse Populations, Ana E. Kemple Dec 2005

School Psychologists' Perceived Concerns Regarding Crisis Intervention With Diverse Populations, Ana E. Kemple

Theses and Dissertations

With the ever-increasing diversity among students in the United States, American schools are seeing more of a mismatch between school personnel and students. Service provision has traditionally addressed multicultural competencies in the area of assessment and more recently in counseling procedures. With the increased attention given to school-related crises, the role of school psychologists has expanded to include crisis intervention. The current study will present information on the need for multicultural competencies in crisis intervention and assess the current concerns of nationally certified school psychologists in this area of service provision. Responses from a random sample of school psychologists (n= …

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Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 3-4 - Working On The Components Of Judicial Independence, Ronald M. George Dec 2005

Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 3-4 - Working On The Components Of Judicial Independence, Ronald M. George

Court Review: Journal of the American Judges Association

Courts have often been cited as the weakest of the three branches of government. I do not necessarily agree with that assessment, but increasingly courts are realizing that that does not, in any event, mean they can or should remain silent or passive and allow our sister branches to determine our fate. Court governance and leadership, eliminating bias, improving access, and judicial independence are critical areas upon which we all must focus. They are necessary factors not only in preserving the strength of the judicial branch in our state and federal governmental structures, but also in ensuring that our nation …

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Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 3-4 - Complete Issue Dec 2005

Court Review: Volume 41, Issue 3-4 - Complete Issue

Court Review: Journal of the American Judges Association

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Principals' Use Of Student Achievement Data To Improve Schools And Influence Change, Tracy Lorey Dec 2005

Principals' Use Of Student Achievement Data To Improve Schools And Influence Change, Tracy Lorey

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study were to 1) determine how principals use student achievement data to initiate school improvement, and 2) examine the relationship between test scores and how change is influenced in schools. The study surveyed 262 principals of Title I elementary schools with a kindergarten through fifth grade configuration regarding data usage and their perception of change. 2004-2005 IS TEP+ percent mastery scores were utilized to determine the top and bottom performing schools for the data usage portion of the study. Percent mastery scores on the 2004-2005 ISTEP+ were also used to determine a relationship between perceived influences …

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Public Transport Reforms In Seoul: Innovations Motivated By Funding Crisis, John Pucher, Hyungyong Park, Mook Han Kim, Jumin Song Dec 2005

Public Transport Reforms In Seoul: Innovations Motivated By Funding Crisis, John Pucher, Hyungyong Park, Mook Han Kim, Jumin Song

Journal of Public Transportation

On July 1, 2004, the Seoul Metropolitan Government introduced a wide range of reforms to its public transport system: it completely reorganized bus services, installed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors, improved coordination of bus and metro services, and fully integrated the fare structure and ticketing system between routes as well as modes. This article describes the public transport reforms in Seoul and assesses their impacts on safety, speed, costs, passenger levels, and overall customer satisfaction.

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Homeland Insecurity: The Emotional Response That Expanded The Federal Bureaucracy And Its Efforts To Prevent Acts Of Terrorism Against The United States, Thomas Herrera Dec 2005

Homeland Insecurity: The Emotional Response That Expanded The Federal Bureaucracy And Its Efforts To Prevent Acts Of Terrorism Against The United States, Thomas Herrera

Criminology & Criminal Justice Theses - Archive

This study will examine the emotional response that led to the expansion of the federal bureaucracy of the U.S. Government in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The federal bureaucracy was expanded in order to prevent future acts of terrorism on the U.S. homeland and execute policies related to the War on Terror. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 had an immediate and overwhelming emotional effect upon the American public and prompted countless memorials and services across the United States and around the world. Gratitude towards uniformed public-safety workers (notably firefighters and police officers) was widely …

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