UT Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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A meta-analysis of teacher autonomy support and control
(2018-05-07)A meta-analysis of 184 correlational studies and 25 experimental studies examined the relationships between teacher autonomy support and student academic and psychosocial outcomes. The results indicated that 1) teacher ... -
Development of ultraviolet photodissociation for high-throughput analysis of heavily modified proteins and peptides
(2018-05-07)The utility of 193 nm ultraviolet photodissociation (UVPD) is evaluated for high-throughput proteomics applications including: analysis of small peptides in a traditional bottom-up proteomics workflow, analysis of heavily ... -
Making, connecting, and complicating home : South Korean transient migrants’ media use and everyday lives in Austin
(2018-05-08)This dissertation explores the role of new media in transient migrants’ everyday lives in terms of their senses of home and belonging. Transient migrants, while under-researched in favor of focusing on permanent migration, ... -
Heroes wear dupattas : Muslim representation in American comic books
(2016-06-23)In this report, I argue that comic books are a cultural site for the construction of Muslim religious identity in the United States. Comic book Muslim superheroes are as much markers of religious identity, as Qur’anic ... -
Spirituality and sexual orientation of LGBQ+ undergraduate students : influences of campus environment in exploration of identity intersections
(2018-06-12)Identity development or formation is a complex process that varies depending upon the individual and context (Evans, et al., 2010). Although sexual identity development certainly takes place for all individuals, individuals ... -
Impact of emerging water scenarios on performance of urban water networks
(2018-05-04)Concerns over the impacts of urban growth have prompted the development and adoption of water-demand management strategies. Water and energy savings from increasingly efficient technologies, diversified water sources, and ... -
Dynamic routing and information sharing for connected and autonomous vehicles
(2018-06-25)This thesis models dynamic routing behaviors for connected and autonomous vehicles under stochastic situation of receiving incident information. Markov decision process for a single CAV and related model assumptions are ... -
Engineering ground motion characteristics and site characterization for earthquakes in Texas
(2018-06-25)The level of induced seismicity has been on an increase since 2009 in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Understanding the engineering characteristics of the ground motions from induced earthquakes in Central and ... -
Analyses of temporary, semi-permanent, and permanent construction standards on expeditionary US air bases
(2018-06-13)Temporary, semi-permanent, and permanent military assets are constructed for intended lifetimes to support personnel operating at bases around the world. The prolonged use and repurposing of assets leads to physical, social, ... -
Long-term reliability analysis of wave energy converters
(2017-12-08)Due to the highly stochastic nature of the ocean environment, offshore structures need to be designed to withstand widely varying forces without compromising performance. In particular, wave energy converters (WECs) are ...
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