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We use techniques from convex projective geometry to produce many new examples of thin subgroups of lattices in special linear groups that are isomorphic to the fundamental groups of finite-volume hyperbolic manifolds. More specifically, ...
During the Post-World War II construction boom homes in the United States began considering durability, energy conservation, comfort, security, and aesthetics in housing design. These factors, within the residential sector, did not...
A new numerical method is developed for the solution of the diffusion problem in a system of several materials. In such a system, the diffusion coefficients are piecewise continuous and jumps in their values can occur across the complex...
Background: As suicide rates have continued to rise, suicide prevention efforts turned toward identifying factors through which initial onset of suicidal ideation (SI) transitions to attempted suicide. Evidence suggests that when...
A large and growing population of students with autism is increasingly pursuing higher education. Yet, the field has a remarkably small literature base from which to glean actionable insights that might enhance postsecondary success for...
Religious topics and themes have been represented in classical music literature throughout history. This treatise considers Christian religious themes expressed in two selected piano works by Korean composers: Talitha Cumi by Won-Jung...
Les quartiers immondes d'Haïti: L'image du bidonville Haïtien dans l'œuvre romanesque de Lyonel Trouillot = Relegated Neighborhoods in Haiti: The Representation of Haitian Slums in the Novels of Lyonel Trouillot
Se servant exclusivement des romans de l’écrivain contemporain haïtien Lyonel Trouillot, ce travail présente les bidonvilles en Haïti, caractérisés actuellement par la vulnérabilité aux catastrophes naturelles et des conditions de vie...
The advancement of numerical weather prediction (NWP) has hastened the effort to understand how moist processes -- many of which are parameterized in NWP models -- influence cyclone structure and intensity. Despite this effort, there...
Many of the most important complex systems take the form of networks, including biological systems like neural connections and food webs, technological systems like the Internet and power grids, and social networks like political...
This dissertation provides a comprehensive history of the American collegiate percussion ensemble and assesses how institutional and gendered practices have influenced the size, style, and aesthetic of the genre’s repertoire in...
Research on the intersectionality of exercise, motivation, barriers, functional disability, psychological factors, and CI in undergraduate college students is limited. The aim of this dissertation was to investigate relationships between...
This work summarizes the development of several novel separation techniques and characterization methods for petroleum products. The first section summarizes the development of a new method for screening petroleum crude oils for the...
Over the past decade, there has been increasing attention devoted to the use of digital games in education. However, prior studies on game-based learning have found mixed results in transferring in-game performance to other scenarios....
In the present study, a replication was conducted based on the Cummings et al. (2008) study, in which, a sample of predominantly White couples participated in a 4-week psychoeducational program that found positive results including...
Diversity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce is in continual demand among underrepresented minorities and women. Of particular concern is the disproportionality low rates of Black women in STEM in...
Introduction: Inflammation has been shown to play a role in a variety of disease states including osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of daily prune consumption on inflammatory...
This project engages Antonin Artaud's highly influential critical volume, The Theater and Its Double, through the dual critical lenses of Psychoanalysis and Deconstruction in order to generate responses to questions posed by Artaud’s...
This dissertation consists of two parts. In the first part we present a quasi-Monte Carlo implementation of the de-biased Monte Carlo estimator in the context of stochastic differential equations. We combine the quasi-Monte Carlo...
We live in a highly connected world and individuals rarely, if ever, make decisions in complete isolation. Rather, our decisions and subsequent outcomes are often influenced by the decisions of others around us. Social, economic, and...
We perform linear and nonlinear stability analyses for thermal convection in a fluid overlying a saturated porous medium, in addition to conducting novel numerical simulations. We use a coupled system, with the Navier-Stokes equations...
This qualitative study aims to explore the experiences of undocumented college students enrolled at public institutions of higher education in the state of Florida who engage in the phenomena of activism. The research will explore...
This study examines the possibility that winter storms developing off the east coast of Asia may trigger storms developing off the east coast of North American and vice versa. We focus on one point off the northeastern coast of North...
Lycopene is an unsaturated carotenoid that provides fruits and vegetables with a natural red pigment. Lycopene is predominately found in tomatoes, watermelon, papaya, and grapefruit. Lycopene has eleven linear conjugated bonds allowing...
This dissertation explores the ways in which the thematic content and performance practices of country music have historically implied notions of protection and safety, while paradoxically enabling instances of violence on both...
Our olfactory system not only detects chemicals in the external environment but also subserves to detect the chemicals in our internal environment - the chemistry of energy homeostasis and metabolism. Olfaction guides our eating behavior...
ABSTRACTThe quality of care children receive from birth to kindergarten sets them on a trajectory for successful entry to school. Children who receive high-quality care, which is provided by qualified early educators with demonstrated...
In this dissertation, the work presented describes an integrated microfluidic system composed of pressure driven perfusion and online measurement techniques for analyses of hepatic metabolism. The liver is primarily made up of...
Repossessing Spectatorship in Immersive Theatre and Virtual Reality proposes that material constructions borne by the ambitions of “immersion” do not fulfill their intended purpose: total passage to the reality of the performance. These...
Supply chain management plays an important role in ensuring an efficient merchandise trade. Freight transportation is an integral part of supply chain management. A significant part of freight transportation is covered by maritime...
Dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) in the surface ocean has a dual role as both the product of primary production and as a phosphorus substrate for phytoplankton when inorganic forms of phosphorus (P) are scarce. DOP has increasingly...
Developing functional inorganic nanocrystals for biomedical uses, such as cellular labeling, bio-imaging and optical sensing, has attracted great momentum and many activities in both academia and industry over the past two decades. Many...
Two main challenges in computational biology are identify differential expressed genes from gene expression data and find out biological variable interactions from genomics data. This dissertation presents two studies in each of them. In...
A Novel Model for Precipitation Reactions in Microfluidic Devices or, a Unified Framework for Coupling Phase-Change Chemistry and Fluid-Structure Interaction in Low Reynolds Number Flows
Chemical processes within flows are ubiquitous. There exists an important class of reactions that result in a phase change from liquid to solid: precipitation reactions. Inspired by recent microfluidic experiments, this dissertation...
In the first part of this thesis, we study the asymptotic behaviors of implied volatility of an affine jump-diffusion (AJD) model. Let log stock price under risk-neutral measure follow an AJD model, we show that an explicit form of...
In this dissertation, I investigate the role of the Atlanta Braves’ new baseball stadium and surrounding development within the emerging context of team-driven mixed-use urban development. Conceived as a replacement for the 20-year-old...
Approximately 48, 300 people die by suicide yearly in the United States (U.S.) alone. Just over half of these deaths result from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, which is to be expected given that 9 out of 10 attempts involving a firearm...
Numerous pre-Contact fishhooks have been recovered from the Aucilla River in northwest Florida. These specimens have provided evidence of small capture fishing methods such as hook and line fishing, primarily in the form of bone hooks....
In this dissertation, it is proposed that presence is a mechanism overlooked by previous work on video games and guilt. Presence is a multidimensional construct which broadly reflects the feeling of “being there” in a mediated space. One...
One of the central goals of evolutionary biology is to understand the evolutionary relationships among organisms by constructing phylogenetic estimates, commonly known as evolutionary trees. The accuracy of phylogenetic estimates can be...
Numerous identified factors are associated with suicide cross-sectionally and across long follow-up periods, but methodological limitations have hindered examination of these constructs as short-term predictors of suicide risk. The use...
“Race in the Prairie State: Black Laws and African American Activism in Nineteenth Century Illinois” looks at Illinois’s anti-black legislation throughout the nineteenth century, tracing its evolution from pseudo-slavery and indentured...
Coral reef ecosystems provide essential goods and services to civilizations around theworld but are threatened by local and global anthropogenic disturbances. As we enter the United Nation’s Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable...
Background: Less than 20% of non-heme iron is absorbed in the small intestine and the remaining iron travels to the lower intestine for excretion. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) and other enteric pathogens may...
Out of interest in better exploring the nature of actinide bonding, investigations have been undertaken which confront the problem of the unusual character of covalency as it occurs in the 5f elements by utilizing multiple analytical...
Personal virtual assistants (PVAs) allow users to place phone calls, start timers, play media, and order pizza all with just the call of their voice and the popularity of this technology is growing rapidly. However, little academic...
Prestressed concrete is used in structures because of its versatility, adaptability, and durability. Durability of prestressed concrete bridges in extremely aggressive environments is of increasing concern because of corrosion of the...
In this study, I investigated the effectiveness of a creativity-support system that I developed in the level editor of a learning game called Physics Playground on improving college students’ creativity. Moreover, I investigated the...
Accumulating evidence suggests that dysfunction in the neuroendocrine systems that influence feeding constitutes a key mechanism in the pathophysiology of disordered eating. The studies presented in this dissertation identify behavioral...
High spatial variability has been observed in simple fuelbeds (Keane et al.2012, Hiers et al. 2009) which accentuates the need to describe the actual fuel arrangement and composition of fuels in a prescribed or wildfire operation setting...
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