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Much recent scholarship on metal music has treated the repertoire through historical and ethnomusicological lenses. While the theoretical literature has engaged certain significant artists– particularly Meshuggah and Dream Theater...
Local governments are becoming an increasingly important arm of governance and public goods provision. As the role of counties and municipalities continues to expand so must our understanding of their inner workings and relationships to...
This dissertation presents studies of effective methods in two main areas of algebraic geometry: intersection theory and characteristic classes, and combinatorial algebraic geometry. We begin in chapter 2 by giving an effective algorithm...
The purpose of the first part of this treatise is to provide information about the Italian composer Nino Rota and a summary of his musical output. In particular, the focus of this study regards his two piano trios. Both works are...
This study provides an analysis of the Tenth Piano Sonata, Op. 67 (1955) of the American composer Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987) through an analysis of thematic development, motivic development, melody, and harmony. The evolution of...
This dissertation is a theoretical and computational examination of structural, electronic and magnetic properties of complex transition metal oxide structures. Our work is motivated by experimental observations that transition metal...
Self-regulation involves individuals altering their behavior in order to achieve desired goals, act in accordance with certain ideals or beliefs, and generally to follow the rules governing appropriate behavior in society (Bauer &...
Clonality is the general term that encompasses all manner of pinching, splitting, budding, and fragmenting behaviors by which organisms divide their somatic body tissues into more or less independent units. It can be as straight forward...
With rapid advances in data acquisition and storage techniques, modern scientific investigations in epidemiology, genomics, imaging and networks are increasingly producing challenging data structures in the form of high-dimensional...
Engagement among adolescents is a crucial factor for identity formation and positive youth development (Barker, 2015; Kegan, 1994). To help address disengagement, socially engaged art education (SEAE) practices have emerged, combining...
Grid codes impose immunity requirements to the generation systems that are connected to the transmission lines. Immunity refers to the generator’s capability to overcome grid abnormal conditions. One of the requirements is to remain...
A large body of research has identified the importance of the family environment for influencing child development. Nonetheless, variation in the exposure to environmental risk factors is typically characterized as a random phenomenon, ...
Colloidal suspensions transform between fluid and disordered solid states when parameters such as the colloid volume fraction and the strength and nature of the colloidal interactions are varied. Seemingly subtle changes in the...
Nationalism, Modernization and the "Woman Question" in the Late Ottoman Empire and the Early Turkish Republic from the Perspective of the "Ideal/New Turkish Women"
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the complex and multidimensional relationship of women to the idea of nations and nationalism. In particular, it seeks answers to the following questions: What did nationalism mean to women?...
Suggestions from the self-determination theory and extant literature suggest the fulfillment of basic psychological needs (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) is necessary for well-being and to prevent ill-being. Autonomy is the...
The vocal jazz ensemble singing movement that began at Mt. Hood Community College (Gresham, Oregon) in 1967 reached the public schools of the Boise Valley, in Southwestern Idaho sometime in the early 1970’s. The first generation of vocal...
Perceiving our world is an active process. We actively explore and investigate the environment rather than passively registering the objects and events we encounter. Our perception and attention reflect our moods, expectations, and...
Social contagion concerns, which are defined as heterosexuals’ fears about being misidentified as gay/lesbian, can lead to avoidant and hostile responses toward gay men/lesbians. I argue that fear of becoming the target of sexual...
The isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly (propylene succinate) stereocomplex over a broad range of temperatures has been studied. Crystallization peaks from Differential Scanning Calorimeter are only observed...
Performance modeling and simulation of parallel applications are critical performance analysis techniques in High Performance Computing (HPC). Efficient and accurate performance modeling and simulation can aid the tuning and optimization...
Our view is that while some of the basic principles of data analysis are going to remain unchanged, others are to be gradually replaced with Geometry and Topology methods. Linear methods are still making sense for functional data...
Research has examined the experiences of women in the workplace, yet women's experiences during pregnancy have been neglected to a large extent. Stress during pregnancy has consistently been shown to lead to detrimental consequences for...
Living with a condition like diabetes can be all-encompassing. Too easily, we can get lost in the day-to-day practicalities of our diabetes tasks. Our devices need attention, out-of-range glucose levels need to be fixed, medical...
The term "encore" originated from the French word for "again, and in a musical setting it functions as a request to repeat a favorite musical work. Its first documented use was at performances of Italian operas in 1712 in London. Since...
Justification: Different porcine blood proteins have been widely used as emulsifier, binder and/or colorant in processed foods. However, misusage of porcine blood ingredients, such as mislabeling and substitution, can cause religious...
Perceptual-training paradigms offer a promising platform for improving intelligibility of dysarthric speech by offsetting the communicative burden from the speaker onto the listener. Much of the research to date has utilized young adults...
In the shallow, bar-built estuary Apalachicola Bay, the discharge of the Apalachicola River, the largest river in Florida by discharge volume, produces short residence times of water in the Bay and pronounced gradients in salinity and...
By the time I was fourteen I had been living with diabetes for five years, and in those five years I had learned one thing: I was a number. My blood glucose number determined if I got a lecture or praise from the only doctor I had ever...
As a means for understanding a wide range of multimodal phenomena, multimodal analysis poses methodological challenges for the novice researcher intent on investigating multimodal communication, especially communication that involves...
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