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Corporate Social Responsibility In A Remedy-Seeking Society: A Public Choice Perspective, Donald J. Kochan Jan 2014

Corporate Social Responsibility In A Remedy-Seeking Society: A Public Choice Perspective, Donald J. Kochan

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ending Bullying At A Price?: Why Social Conservatives Fear Legislatively Mandated Lgbt Indoctrination In Schools, Lauren Vanga Jan 2014

Ending Bullying At A Price?: Why Social Conservatives Fear Legislatively Mandated Lgbt Indoctrination In Schools, Lauren Vanga

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.


Disabled Yet Disqualified: Is It “Unreasonable” To Demand Accommodations For Employees With Depression Under The Americans With Disabilities Act?, Nancy J. Sandoval Jan 2014

Disabled Yet Disqualified: Is It “Unreasonable” To Demand Accommodations For Employees With Depression Under The Americans With Disabilities Act?, Nancy J. Sandoval

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.


Historical Perspective On The Corporate Interest Deduction, Steven A. Bank Jan 2014

Historical Perspective On The Corporate Interest Deduction, Steven A. Bank

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.


State-Level Carbon Taxes And The Dormant Commerce Clause: Can Formulary Apportionment Save The World?, Darien Shanske Jan 2014

State-Level Carbon Taxes And The Dormant Commerce Clause: Can Formulary Apportionment Save The World?, Darien Shanske

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.


Still More Studies In Rio Grande Valley History, Milo Kearney, Anthony K. Knopp, Antonio Zavaleta Jan 2014

Still More Studies In Rio Grande Valley History, Milo Kearney, Anthony K. Knopp, Antonio Zavaleta

Studies in Rio Grande Valley Regional History Series

Resaca, a poem / Josie Mixon -- Matamoros before the Texas Revolution : becoming Mexico’s pivitol port city on the northern frontier / Craig H. Roell -- The Great Sequoyah Mystery : a cover-up that stretched from the Cumberland Mountains to the Rio Grande Delta (and into Mexico) / Don Clifford -- Immigration to South Texas, 1850-1900 / Thomas Daniel Knight -- Cattle barons and the creation of an empire : a case study of the expansion of the Kennedy Ranch of South Texas / Elmer Sierra, William Yaworsky, and Amy Frazier -- A history of the Brownsville Police Department …


Review Of Development Stages In The Conceptual Design Of An Electro Hydrostatic Actuator For Robotics, Velibor Karanović, Mitar Jocanović, Vukica Jovanović Jan 2014

Review Of Development Stages In The Conceptual Design Of An Electro Hydrostatic Actuator For Robotics, Velibor Karanović, Mitar Jocanović, Vukica Jovanović

Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

The design of modern robotic devices faces numerous requirements and limitations which are related to optimization and robustness. Consequently, these stringent requirements have caused improvements in many engineering areas and lead to development of new optimization methods which better handle new complex products designed for application in industrial robots. One of the newly developed methods used in industrial robotics is the concept of a self-contained power device, an Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator (EHA). EHA devices were designed with a central idea, to avoid the possible drawbacks which were present in other types of actuators that are currently used in robotic systems. This …


The Dream Is Work, Karin Olander Jan 2014

The Dream Is Work, Karin Olander

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Polymer–Based Resonant Waveguide Grating Structure And Its Applications, Antonio Jou Xie Jan 2014

Polymer–Based Resonant Waveguide Grating Structure And Its Applications, Antonio Jou Xie

Dissertations and Theses

Resonance waveguide grating structures have been a subject of interest for several decades. This optical technique offers unique advantages when compared with other optical components. This stems from their relatively simple structure comprised of layers, as well as their high reflection efficiency within a narrow spectral bandwidth. Typical resonance waveguide grating structures that exhibit these characteristics are cost effective and fabricated with fewer materials than conventional multilayer resonance structures. Essentially, only a grating, waveguide, and substrate layer are required for its operation. In addition, unique spectral characteristics can be obtained by varying the grating and layer structure. Among these characteristics …


Design And Construction Of A Subcooled Boiling Flow Loop With An Internally Heated Vertical Annulus For Use In Testing Departure From Nucleate Boiling (Dnb), Joseph Kreynin Jan 2014

Design And Construction Of A Subcooled Boiling Flow Loop With An Internally Heated Vertical Annulus For Use In Testing Departure From Nucleate Boiling (Dnb), Joseph Kreynin

Dissertations and Theses

The design and testing of an apparatus to use in subcooled boiling flow experiments. A vertical annulus flow loop was design to mimic a rod used in a reactor boiler. The system was tested at different velocities and temperatures to verify it could be used in a range of experiments to try and match real world conditions. The system managed to produce the desired outcome of bubble growth in a desired location as well as run with the PIV system showing good prospect in the intended use of the experimental set up.


A Comprehensive View Of Electrosleep: The History, Finite Element Models And Future Directions, Berkan Guleyupoglu Jan 2014

A Comprehensive View Of Electrosleep: The History, Finite Element Models And Future Directions, Berkan Guleyupoglu

Dissertations and Theses

Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) encompasses all methods of non-invasive current application to the brain used in research and clinical practice. We present the first comprehensive and technical review, explaining the evolution of tES in both terminology and dosage over the past 100 years of research to present day. Current transcranial Pulsed Current Stimulation (tPCS) approaches such as Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) descended from Electrosleep (ES) through Cranial Electro-stimulation Therapy (CET), Transcerebral Electrotherapy (TCET), and NeuroElectric Therapy (NET) while others like Transcutaneous Cranial Electrical Stimulation (TCES) descended from Electroanesthesia (EA) through Limoge, and Interferential Stimulation. Prior …


Effect Of Ionic Liquid Electrolytes In Dsscs With Titanium Dioxide (Tio2) Inverse Opal Structures, Naomi S. Ramesar Jan 2014

Effect Of Ionic Liquid Electrolytes In Dsscs With Titanium Dioxide (Tio2) Inverse Opal Structures, Naomi S. Ramesar

Dissertations and Theses

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) are low-cost alternatives to conventional solar cells that can work well in low-light conditions. Despite considerable study on improving the efficiency of DSSCs, the current liquid electrolyte cell has plateaued at a conversion efficiency of ~ 12%. A major problem with these cells regarding their applicability is the low viscosity and high volatility of the toxic electrolyte, i.e., acetonitrile, which cause leakage and volatilization. We propose that using ionic liquids (ILs), which are more viscous, less volatile, and conductive, may be more suitable electrolytes. However, one unwanted side effect of the higher viscosity of the ILs …


Pre-Saccadic Modulation Of The Visually Evoked Potential, Leslie Guadron Jan 2014

Pre-Saccadic Modulation Of The Visually Evoked Potential, Leslie Guadron

Dissertations and Theses

Saccades are rapid eye movements that allow us to focus the fovea on different parts of our visual environment. Many psychophysical studies have shown that subjects can discriminate stimuli presented at the saccadic target better than at any other location before an eye movement is made. It is believed that covert attention allotted to the intended destination of a saccade, called pre-saccadic attention, accounts for the improved discrimination of stimuli. Covert top-down attention, which consists of orienting your attention, and not your gaze, to an object in your visual periphery, is known to facilitate behavioral performance in a manner similar …


Comparison Of Manufacturing Techniques For Composites Subjected To High Speed Impact, Kenneth Gollins Jan 2014

Comparison Of Manufacturing Techniques For Composites Subjected To High Speed Impact, Kenneth Gollins

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Neuroevolution And An Application Of An Agent Based Model For Financial Market, Anil Yaman Jan 2014

Neuroevolution And An Application Of An Agent Based Model For Financial Market, Anil Yaman

Dissertations and Theses

Market prediction is one of the most difficult problems for the machine learning community. Even though, successful trading strategies can be found for the training data using various optimization methods, these strategies usually do not perform well on the test data as expected. Therefore, selection of the correct strategy becomes problematic. In this study, we propose an evolutionary algorithm that produces a variation of trader agents ensuring that the trading strategies they use are different. We discuss that because the selection of the correct strategy is difficult, a variety of agents can be used simultaneously in order to reduce risk. …


The Flight Of The Sankofa Bird; Paul Strand’S Ghana; An African Portrait, The Fellowship Of Man And The Idea Of Africa, Hilary R. Whitham Jan 2014

The Flight Of The Sankofa Bird; Paul Strand’S Ghana; An African Portrait, The Fellowship Of Man And The Idea Of Africa, Hilary R. Whitham

Dissertations and Theses

"At Paul Strand’s birth in 1890, the Gold Coast was an important West African colony of the British Empire.1 By 1963, when Strand, then an older statesman of modern photography, made his second of three trips to photograph Africa, the Gold Coast had become Ghana, the first independent democratic nation on the continent.2 In contrast to his previous projects, in which books swiftly followed the conclusion of Strand’s travels, the photos of Ghana remained unpublished until 1976. The resulting volume, Ghana: An African Portrait, included 93 photographs and a text by British-born historian of Africa Basil Davidson (1914 – 2010). …


Artist And Teacher; The Photographic Instruction Of Carlotta M. Corpron, Alison D. Stauver Jan 2014

Artist And Teacher; The Photographic Instruction Of Carlotta M. Corpron, Alison D. Stauver

Dissertations and Theses

"From 1935 to 1968 abstract photographer Carlotta M. Corpron (1901-1988) taught several courses including art history, design, advertising design, photography, and creative photography at Texas State College for Women (TSCW) in Denton, Texas.1 Corpron pursued her photographic work through a series of progressively abstract experimentations which she called: “Nature Studies,” “Light Drawings,” “Light Patterns,” “Light Follows Form,” “Space Compositions,” and “Fluid Light Designs.” (Fig. 1) As she developed her own abstract style of photography, Corpron simultaneously shared her experiments with her students, and encouraged their own individuality. Corpron’s teaching was directly influenced by her own education, both formal and informal. …


Chytrid Loads, Pathogen Prevalence, And Contemporary Host Source-Sink Dynamics In Dry Vs. Wet Forests; Evaluating Refugia From Disease In Australian Torrent Frogs., Barbara Rizzo Jan 2014

Chytrid Loads, Pathogen Prevalence, And Contemporary Host Source-Sink Dynamics In Dry Vs. Wet Forests; Evaluating Refugia From Disease In Australian Torrent Frogs., Barbara Rizzo

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Tableaux Vivant For Suffrage; An Evening Of Art And Politics At The Maxine Elliot Theatre, Shannon Murphy Jan 2014

Tableaux Vivant For Suffrage; An Evening Of Art And Politics At The Maxine Elliot Theatre, Shannon Murphy

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Rhino Horn Group, Adam Zucker Jan 2014

The Rhino Horn Group, Adam Zucker

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Synaptic Physiology Of Glutamate Clearance In The Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans, Jenny (Chan Ying) Wong Jan 2014

Synaptic Physiology Of Glutamate Clearance In The Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans, Jenny (Chan Ying) Wong

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Caffeine's Attenuation Of Cocaine-Induced Deficiency In Acoustic Startle Response By Inhibition Of Adenosine In A Sex And Dose Dependent Manner, Lauren B. Malave Jan 2014

Caffeine's Attenuation Of Cocaine-Induced Deficiency In Acoustic Startle Response By Inhibition Of Adenosine In A Sex And Dose Dependent Manner, Lauren B. Malave

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Saccadic Eye Movement Training On Saccade Accuracy And Latency, Stephanie Montenegro Jan 2014

The Impact Of Saccadic Eye Movement Training On Saccade Accuracy And Latency, Stephanie Montenegro

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


A Phylogeographic Study Of Two Neotropical Bird Species, The Red-Headed Manakin (Pipna Rubrocapilla) And The White-Crowned Manakin (Dixiphia Pipra)., Ivandy Castro-Astor Jan 2014

A Phylogeographic Study Of Two Neotropical Bird Species, The Red-Headed Manakin (Pipna Rubrocapilla) And The White-Crowned Manakin (Dixiphia Pipra)., Ivandy Castro-Astor

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Biobased Amphiphiles As Molecular Gelators, Nneoma C. Ezeude Jan 2014

Biobased Amphiphiles As Molecular Gelators, Nneoma C. Ezeude

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Kos Modulation Of Mitochondrial Fission And Fusion, Herman Kucharavy Jan 2014

Kos Modulation Of Mitochondrial Fission And Fusion, Herman Kucharavy

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Struggles Within A Society Where Black Women Suffer Racism, Sexism, And Violence, Karen D. Emmanuel Jan 2014

The Struggles Within A Society Where Black Women Suffer Racism, Sexism, And Violence, Karen D. Emmanuel

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Dogs Of Dickens; The Canine Presence In The Author's Works, Christopher Koestner Jan 2014

The Dogs Of Dickens; The Canine Presence In The Author's Works, Christopher Koestner

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Aspects Of Allegory In Medieval Literature: Monstrous Punishments And Monstrous Women As Symptoms Of A Decaying Society / Social Structure In Tristan, Beowulf, And Piers Plowman, Samantha M. Valcarcel Jan 2014

Aspects Of Allegory In Medieval Literature: Monstrous Punishments And Monstrous Women As Symptoms Of A Decaying Society / Social Structure In Tristan, Beowulf, And Piers Plowman, Samantha M. Valcarcel

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Blasé Speakers; The Tones Of Speakers In Carpe Diem Poetry, Iliana Luciano Jan 2014

Blasé Speakers; The Tones Of Speakers In Carpe Diem Poetry, Iliana Luciano

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.