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1,000 miles : bridging the distance between Austin and Chicago
(2013-05)1,000 miles marks the culmination of my course of study at the University of Texas. As an MFA student in the playwriting program, I have juggled my responsibilities to the department with my role as a professional playwright, ... -
1,400 years of biomass burning, climate variability, and environmental change on Ometepe Island, Lake Nicaragua
(2007-05)This study examines the relationship between short-term climate variability, paleo-fires, and anthropogenic sources of environmental change over the past 1,400 years on Ometepe Island, located in the tropical dry forests ... -
A 1,500-year record of late Holocene temperature variability and recent warming from Laguna Chingaza, Colombia
(2012-08)Rapid tropical glacier retreat over the last 50 years has been well documented, and has received significant media attention. Many studies suggest these changes are due to rising global surface air temperatures, however ... -
1-800 worlds : embodiment and experience in the Indian call center economy
(2010-08)This dissertation is concerned with the everyday lives of transnational Indian call center workers when situated within the global politics of voice-based outsourcing. The call center economy gained impetus in early ... -
1.1V Supply Vth based CMOS voltage reference and analog multiplier for low power applications
(2019-05-09)The development of low power integrated system is expected to lead to the expansion of next-generation power-efficient applications. A voltage-reference is widely used in integrated circuits to generate an on-chip reference ... -
The (112) surface of group-IV semiconductors and properties of PtSi : a first principle study
(2007-08)First principle calculations on the (112) surface of the group-IV elements diamond, silicon, germanium and α-tin were carried out within the framework of Density Functional Theory (DFT). We report chemical trends in surface ... -
A 12-bit, 10 Msps two stage SAR-based pipeline ADC
(2012-12)The market for battery powered communications devices has grown significantly in recent years. These devices require a large number of analog to digital converters (ADCs) to transform wireless and other physical data into ... -
14 MeV neutron generator dose modeling
(2013-12)Modeling and understanding the doses around the neutron generator provides insightful data in regard to radiation safety and protection precautions. Published data can be used to predict doses, but realistic data for the ... -
The 1941 Junior League docent training course conducted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art : an examination of museum education beliefs and convictions towards volunteer educators
(2011-05)This thesis explored the 1941 docent-training course for members of the Junior League held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The research focused on understanding what place this philanthropic organization held in the ... -
19th century plantation counter-discourses in Juan Francisco Manzano, Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés (Plácido), and Eleuterio Derkes
(2010-12)My purpose in writing this dissertation is to re-evaluate the works of three influential Spanish-Caribbean authors who seem to be remembered more as exceptional historical characters rather than for their literature itself. ... -
2-D magnetic equilibrium and transport modeling of the X-divertor and super X-divertor for scrape-off layer heat flux mitigation in tokamaks
(2014-08)Intense heat fluxes from the divertor incident on material surfaces represent a “bottleneck” problem for the next generation of tokamaks. Advanced divertors, such as the X-Divertor (XD) and Super X-Divertor (SXD), offer a ... -
2.5D and conformal negative stiffness honeycombs under static and dynamic loading
(2019-05-13)Negative stiffness honeycombs have been shown to provide nearly ideal impact mitigation with elastically recoverable configuration and mechanical behavior. This capability allows for reliable mitigation of multiple impacts, ... -
The 2.7 Å resolution structure of the catalytic domain of the dihydrolipoamide succinyltransferase from Escherichia coli in complex with coenzyme A and the 1.45 Å resolution structure of murine macrophage migration inhibitory factor in complex with phenylacetylenepyruvate
(2005)The work presented in this dissertation includes structural analysis of liganded forms of the truncated catalytic domain of the trimeric form of the dihydrolipoamide succinyltransferase from E. coli (E2oCD) and the ... -
A 20-coil array system for high-throughput dynamic contrast-enhanced mouse MRI
(2011-12)MRI is a versatile tool for systematically assessing anatomical and functional changes in small animal models of human disease. Its noninvasive nature makes MRI an ideal candidate for longitudinal evaluation of disease ... -
The 2008 U.S. housing crisis and its potential impacts on planning : a comparison of Austin, Atlanta, and Miami
(2008)The United States is in the midst of a rather severe housing crisis. Home prices have declined and foreclosures have increased in cities all over the country. The crisis began in 2007 and has continued into the fourth ... -
20th century romantic serialism: the Opus 170 greeting cards of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
(2005)Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Opus 170 Greeting Cards is a cycle of 51 pieces that span the last two decades of the composer’s life. Intended as musical gifts for his friends and colleagues, he devised a system for assigning ... -
The 21st century classroom : integrating educational technology with 21st century competencies in support of workforce development
(2011-05)Information and communication technology demands are increasing across a range of occupations, creating intense global competition for highly-skilled workers. In order to meet the economic needs of the next century, education ... -
24x7 load matching with wind, solar photovoltaic, and battery storage power plants
(2020-06-29)Corporations and cities with decarbonization targets have to date accounted for green energy achievements by offsetting fossil-fuel power consumption with renewable energy certificates (RECs) on annual region-agnostic ... -
25 years of gender mainstreaming in Jordan : evolution and progress
(2020-05-18)Since the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995, countries have taken many approaches to gender mainstreaming. Gender mainstreaming policies were created to be context specific to account for the variety of ways that policy ...
