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Around, Alongside, Inside, And In-Between: The Geometries Of Performance In Contemporary U.S. Play And Film, Piotr A. Skuza
Around, Alongside, Inside, And In-Between: The Geometries Of Performance In Contemporary U.S. Play And Film, Piotr A. Skuza
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Divided into four consecutive chapters, The Geometries of Performance is a study of how Don DeLillo's play Valparaiso and Barry Levinson's film production Wag the Dog both demonstrate and inform readers, spectators, and viewers, through the performative nature of both sources, about the intersections of Patricia Pisters's notion of "camera consciousness" and Roy Ascott's "network consciousness": how such intersections are formed, how they emerge and operate in the contexts of modern technologies of perception, and how they affect contemporary audience. In chapter 1, "Valparaiso: Möbius Strip I or, In the Regime of Monads (Tell us everything')," I study Don DeLillo's …
The Drift: Rethinking The Affective Dynamics Of Adaptation, John Hodgkins
The Drift: Rethinking The Affective Dynamics Of Adaptation, John Hodgkins
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The Drift effects a deeper understanding of the dynamic relationship between literature and cinema by articulating an "affective turn" for adaptation studies, a field whose traditional focus has been the critical castigation of filmic adaptations based on canonical plays or novels. Specifically, this project draws on theorists such as Gilles Deleuze, Brian Massumi, and Marco Abel to re-conceive literary and cinematic texts as spatio-temporal engines generating and disseminating affect, and the adaptive process as a drifting of those intensities from one medium to another. By conceptualizing adaptation in this manner, this study steers clear of the chimerical notion of fidelity …
Cambodian And Laotian Americans' Cultural Values And Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Services, Manivone Thikeo
Cambodian And Laotian Americans' Cultural Values And Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Services, Manivone Thikeo
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Several studies have reported that Asian Americans, including Cambodian and Laotian Americans, tend to under utilize mental health services, both inpatient and outpatient although they display high levels of psychological problems related to significant psychological trauma experienced in their native land or while living in refugee camps. Underutilization may not be related to the lack of need but it may relate to cultural factors such as shame and stigma as well as acculturation and lack of health insurance. Although some Asian American research about help seeking exists, no previous research has specifically addressed this question with a Cambodian and Laotian …
An Expectancy Theory Analysis Of Catch Shares: Identifying Outcomes, Preferences, And Potential Co-Management Changes In New England Groundfish Management, William D. Whitmore
An Expectancy Theory Analysis Of Catch Shares: Identifying Outcomes, Preferences, And Potential Co-Management Changes In New England Groundfish Management, William D. Whitmore
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Catch shares have been implemented through a variety of limited access privilege programs, including individual transferable quotas (ITQs) and co-operatives. The New England Fishery Management Council recently approved 19 fishing cooperatives, referred to as sectors, in Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. Despite requests by fishing industry members to consider an ITQ program in Amendment 16, a referendum requirement in the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and time constraints for implementing Amendment 16 were cited as reasons ITQs were not considered for Amendment 16. A mail survey was used to compare different outcomes fishermen and …
Flight Of The Mind: Reading Virginia Woolf Reading, Maria Chiancola Glade
Flight Of The Mind: Reading Virginia Woolf Reading, Maria Chiancola Glade
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Virginia Woolf was always a voracious reader, and the act of reading was for her both labor and pleasure, both an act of understanding and an act of production, and it was always already entangled with the act of writing. A record of her notes taken while reading exists, though unpublished and understudied, and these notebooks offer Woolf scholars access into the mind of the author at the moment of creative inception. Arguably, the extant sixty-seven notebooks, available at the Sussex University Library and the New York City Library's Berg Collection, offer a vast collection of material and a rich …
Taking Stock Of The Warehouse Cooperative School: A Personal Inventory Of The Formation Of Adolescent Subjectivity In The Context Of 1970s Alternative Education, Theo Greenblatt
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Constructed according the conventions of a subgenre the author defines as "formation text," this creative non-fiction work is an experiment in form that addresses the experimental coming of age of a subject within an experimental era and within the more specific context of an experimental education. Playing off the name of a school the author attended in the 1970s, The Warehouse Cooperative School, its structure employs a series of lists, both organizationally--as a textual version of inventorying, and as metaphor for storage and retrieval of memory. As an overt challenge to the bildungsroman, and its unacknowledged influence on contemporary memoir, …
Inside Writing Assessment: One Faculty's Collective Engagement & Active Critique Within Departmental Course Outcomes, Valerie A. Vancza
Inside Writing Assessment: One Faculty's Collective Engagement & Active Critique Within Departmental Course Outcomes, Valerie A. Vancza
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Scholars in the field of rhetoric and composition are still only beginning to grasp the need for crucial examination of writing assessment as a locally-constructed, fully collaborative and necessary professional research activity. In particular, few assessment scholars have examined the attitudes of writing assessors in a full-scale course outcomes assessment--or even acknowledged the importance of their viewpoints and interpretations in such an assessment. This study investigated the attitudes, definitions, and self-perceptions of writing instructors fully engaged in assessing writing course outcomes. Empirical models for observation, survey, and interview were applied to fully gather, analyze, and triangulate data collected from writing …
Experimental Study Of Organocatalyzed Homodimerization Reactions Of α,β-Unsaturated Enones, Vanina Valeria Guidi
Experimental Study Of Organocatalyzed Homodimerization Reactions Of α,β-Unsaturated Enones, Vanina Valeria Guidi
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This Thesis intends to elucidate the mechanism involved in a self condensation (Homodimerization) transformation of α, β-unsaturated ketones through the formation of a key enamine intermediate that arises as a consequence of the presence of an organocatalyst. The organocatyst utilized in this research is L-Proline, a natural occurring aminoacid. While the mechanism of the L-Proline organocatalyzed self-condensation reaction of α, β-unsaturated enals appears to proceed through an imine addition mechanism (Double Michael Addition), the analogous reaction pathway for Homodimerization of α, β-unsaturated enones has been postulated to proceed via a Diels-Alder reaction. This Thesis work is significant as the elucidation …
Just Like Me: Gay Men & Gay Space, Jeffrey Pounds
Just Like Me: Gay Men & Gay Space, Jeffrey Pounds
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The thesis is an ethnographic study that examines how gay men use a gay bar to located and structure identity and social interaction.
Surface Reactivity And Dissolution Rate Of Galena: Potential Impact Of Co2 Leakage From Geological Carbon Sequestration On Groundwater Quality, Kathleen O'Malley
Surface Reactivity And Dissolution Rate Of Galena: Potential Impact Of Co2 Leakage From Geological Carbon Sequestration On Groundwater Quality, Kathleen O'Malley
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Geological carbon sequestration is one promising solution to mitigating CO2 emissions and curtailing global
The Politics Of Constitutional Review: Evidence From The European Court Of Justice, Michael Malecki
The Politics Of Constitutional Review: Evidence From The European Court Of Justice, Michael Malecki
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Judges who perform judicial review have the extraordinary power to strike down laws that do not conform to their own policy preferences. Their political independence is generally regarded as a normative good. In this work, I consider the microfoundations of judicial preferences and how those preferences interact with institutional independence to determine the policy impact of judicial review. The following argument is developed in the context of the Court of Justice of the European Union: European Court of Justice, or ECJ). Constitutional Courts generally and the ECJ in particular are considered "independent" when they enjoy discretion to act counter to …
The Role Of Aerobic Glycolysis In The Resting Human Brain, Sanjeev Vaishnavi
The Role Of Aerobic Glycolysis In The Resting Human Brain, Sanjeev Vaishnavi
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The human brain accounts for 2% of total body weight, though it consumes 20% of the body's energy supply. Most of this energy is provided by the complete oxidation of glucose to carbon dioxide and water, though some fraction of glucose undergoes aerobic glycolysis without concomitant oxidative phosphorylation. Elevation in neuronal activity increases aerobic glycolysis due to the disproportionate increase in blood flow and glucose utilization greater than oxygen consumption. Since aerobic glycolysis produces significantly less energy than complete oxidation of glucose, its role in cellular activities has been overlooked, though its presence in the resting brain has been known …
Fluid Dynamics And Scale-Up Of Bubble Columns With Internals, Ahmed Youssef
Fluid Dynamics And Scale-Up Of Bubble Columns With Internals, Ahmed Youssef
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Bubble columns and slurry bubble columns, as multiphase reactors, are favored for a wide range of applications in the chemical, biochemical, petrochemical and metallurgical industries. They are considered the reactor of choice for the Fischer Tropsch synthesis, among other applications, offering an alternative energy source and providing clean liquid fuels as compared to other reactors. Most of the industrial applications of bubble column reactors require the utilization of heat exchanging tubes, the effect of which on the reactor's performance is not fully understood. This study proposes detailed investigations of selected local hydrodynamics in bubble columns with and without internal heat …
The Role Of Mda5 And Tlr3 In Response To Dsrna And Viral Infection, Stephen Mccartney
The Role Of Mda5 And Tlr3 In Response To Dsrna And Viral Infection, Stephen Mccartney
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The innate immune system consists of a number of genetically encoded receptors that detect the products of viral replication and initiate signaling cascades leading to activation of the antiviral response. During the course of infection, many viruses produce dsRNA that can be recognized by two major arms of the innate immune system: the toll-like receptors: TLR) and the Rig-I-like receptors: RLR). Among the TLRs, TLR3 binds dsRNA within the endosomal compartment and initiates signaling through its downstream adapter TRIF. Melanoma differentiation-induced gene 5: MDA5) is a member of the RLR family that recognizes dsRNA within the cytosolic compartment and signals …
An Examination Of Oxysterol Effects On Membrane Bilayers Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Brett Olsen
An Examination Of Oxysterol Effects On Membrane Bilayers Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Brett Olsen
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My thesis work focuses on understanding the role of biological membranes in cellular processes. I am particularly interested in how small molecules perturb membrane structure and regulate membrane function. Membranes are primarily responsible for segregating different compartments of biological cells from each other. However, they have other roles as well, including influencing signal transduction in the cell, both through associated membrane proteins and directly through alterations in membrane organization. In order to understand how small molecules change membranes, I use molecular dynamics simulations of small simplified membranes to examine, at an atomic-level detail, how the addition of small molecules to …
An Empirical Analysis On Point-Wise Machine Learning Techniques Using Regression Trees For Web-Search Ranking, Ananth Mohan
An Empirical Analysis On Point-Wise Machine Learning Techniques Using Regression Trees For Web-Search Ranking, Ananth Mohan
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Learning how to rank a set of objects relative to an user defined query has received much interest in the machine learning community during the past decade. In fact, there have been two recent competitions hosted by internationally prominent search companies to encourage research on ranking web site documents. Recent literature on learning to rank has focused on three approaches: point-wise, pair-wise, and list-wise. Many different kinds of classifiers, including boosted decision trees, neural networks, and SVMs have proven successful in the field. This thesis surveys traditional point-wise techniques that use regression trees for web-search ranking. The thesis contains empirical …
An Improved Plasmid Vector System For Genetic Engineering Of Synechocystis Sp Pcc 6803, Arul Varman
An Improved Plasmid Vector System For Genetic Engineering Of Synechocystis Sp Pcc 6803, Arul Varman
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No abstract provided.
Teaching News Literacy In The Age Of New Media: Why Secondary School Students Should Be Taught To Judge The Credibility Of The News They Consume, Elia Powers
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This paper involves two of the oldest institutions in America -- schools and the press -- and the preparation of informed citizens in the age of new media. I examine the manner and ways in which news literacy, the use of critical thinking skills to judge the reliability of news reports and news sources, is taught to secondary school students in the United States. It is axiomatic that a vigorous and independent press is critical to our democracy. Yet news literacy has not historically been included in the public school curriculum and continues to be widely absent, despite states vowing …
The Moving West: The Formation Of The American Midwest Through Westward Expansion, Erin Presson
The Moving West: The Formation Of The American Midwest Through Westward Expansion, Erin Presson
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No abstract provided.
Electromagnetic Tracking For Medical Imaging, Jie Wen
Electromagnetic Tracking For Medical Imaging, Jie Wen
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This thesis explores the novel use of a wireless electromagnetic: EM) tracking device in a Computed Tomography: CT) environment. The sources of electromagnetic interference inside a Philips Brilliant Big Bore CT scanner are analyzed. A research version of the Calypso wireless tracking system was set up inside the CT suite, and a set of three Beacon transponders was bonded to a plastic fixture. The tracking system was tested under different working parameters including orientation of tracking beacons, the gain level of the frontend amplifier, the distance between the transponders and the sensor array, the rotation speed of the CT gantry, …
Assessing Effects Of Symmetry On Motif Finding, Lala Motlhabi
Assessing Effects Of Symmetry On Motif Finding, Lala Motlhabi
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Identifying protein DNA binding sites like transcription factor binding sites is a key component of gene regulatory networks. The challenging task of predicting and identifying DNA binding sites both experimentally, and computationally suffers from high false positive due to various contributing factors, including misinterpretation of DNA binding site sequence symmetry. Our study seeks to model and compare the ability of three methods of a motif-finding program, consensus, taking into account orientation to accurately predict variable symmetric/asymmetric true binding site models. The three consensus methods included the c0 method which ignores the complement of a sequence. In this particular experiment it …
The Effects Of Habitat Corridors And Edges On Sources Of Seed Mortality: Implications For Restoring A Threatened Legume, Melissa Simon
The Effects Of Habitat Corridors And Edges On Sources Of Seed Mortality: Implications For Restoring A Threatened Legume, Melissa Simon
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No abstract provided.
The Role Of Flue-Gas Recycle In Submicrometer Particle Formation During Oxy-Combustion Of American And Chinese Coals, Selegha Daukoru
The Role Of Flue-Gas Recycle In Submicrometer Particle Formation During Oxy-Combustion Of American And Chinese Coals, Selegha Daukoru
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No abstract provided.
An Environment For Stroke Therapy Game Authoring, Simon Tam
An Environment For Stroke Therapy Game Authoring, Simon Tam
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Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the industrialized world. The disabilities caused by stroke can significantly impact the quality of daily life for stroke survivors. Studies show that a high number of daily body movement repetitions can help recover lost motor functionality. However, many stroke patients do not perform the home exercises needed to reach this high number of repetitions. Games for rehabilitation have been shown to provide motivation to perform home exercises. However, because stroke can leave survivors with different levels of disability, custom games are required. Creating custom games, though, is time consuming and requires advanced …
O Corpo Do Brasil: The Role Of The Brazilian Body In The Art Of Ernesto Neto, Samantha Wilson
O Corpo Do Brasil: The Role Of The Brazilian Body In The Art Of Ernesto Neto, Samantha Wilson
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No abstract provided.
An Image Never Reaching The Perfect, Yuanyuan Wang
An Image Never Reaching The Perfect, Yuanyuan Wang
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My thesis seeks to take several concrete texts to examine this ΓÇ£new womenΓÇ¥ genealogy in modern Chinese literature, analyze the differences and development of such an image, and argue that because all the new women images in modern Chinese literature are created with the writersΓÇÖ certain purpose, they can never be ideal or perfect. They all have some drawbacks, and we could not even find one till today.
Textural Functions In Schoenberg's Second Chamber Symphony, Zachary Colonius
Textural Functions In Schoenberg's Second Chamber Symphony, Zachary Colonius
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No abstract provided.
Envisioning Morality In Times Of Dynastic Change, Huan Jin
Envisioning Morality In Times Of Dynastic Change, Huan Jin
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The emphasis placed on morality became increasingly remarkable during late imperial China, especially at the junctures of dynastic change. This thesis explores the problem of the construction of morality, and I focus on two plays in which the idea of morality is presented in complicated ways: the late Yuan play Pipa ji τÉ╡τÉ╢Φ«░: The Lute) which primarily circulated during Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the early Qing play Taohua shan µíâΦè▒µëç: The Peach Blossom Fan) which deals with the late Ming period. In this thesis, I primarily treat these two plays as texts, and I try to answer how ideas …
How New Is New? Rereading The New Women In Gold Dust Dynasty (Jin Fen Shijia), Yu Zhou
How New Is New? Rereading The New Women In Gold Dust Dynasty (Jin Fen Shijia), Yu Zhou
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Blue Notes From Three Songs: Malleable Artifacts As Related To Evolving Cultural Identity, Lou Lucas
Blue Notes From Three Songs: Malleable Artifacts As Related To Evolving Cultural Identity, Lou Lucas
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A consideration of three State Songs, ΓÇ£My Old Kentucky HomeΓÇ¥ by Stephen Foster, ΓÇ£Carry Me Back to Old VirginnyΓÇ¥ by James A. Bland, and ΓÇ£The Missouri WaltzΓÇ¥ with lyrics by James Royce Shannon. The combination of black dialect and negative stereotypes, with elevation to special status impacting identity, necessitated their alteration. Such change reflects societal response to the Civil Rights Movement, while a pragmatic view suggests these malleable artifacts have functioned, and continue to function, as ΓÇ£blue notes,ΓÇ¥ unsettling elements acting to stimulate discourse, becoming participants in the formation of identity and American cultural change.