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On the Analysis of Two Low-Mass, Eclipsing Binary Systems in the Young Orion Nebula Cluster
(2010-08-05)
This thesis presents the analysis of two double-lined, detached, eclipsing binary systems
associated with the young Orion Nebula Cluster, 2MASS J05352184–0546085
and Parenago 1802. We present a multi-band, multi-epoch ...
Characterization of novel genes regulating the synaptic vesicle cycle in drosophila
(2010-08-04)
A systematic Drosophila forward genetic screen for photoreceptor synaptic transmission mutants identified no-on-and-no-off transient C (nonC) based on loss of retinal synaptic responses to light stimulation. The cloned ...
The role of hydrogen in defect formation and passivation in bipolar and MOS oxides
(2010-08-05)
Ambient hydrogen has been shown to enhance the degradation of several types of linear bipolar devices. Recently, it has been seen that hydrogen exposure can cause increased degradation at high dose rates. This has created ...
The Use of Pneumatic Actuation to Address Shortcomings Concerning Normalized Output Power in State of the Art Mobile Robotics
(2010-08-03)
It is well known in the field of engineering that pneumatic actuation has certain advantages over electromagnetic actuation, although the latter is far more commonly fielded in both mobile and stationary devices. The aim ...
Reckoning with a Violent and Lawless Past: A Study of Race, Violence and Reconciliation in Tennessee
(2010-08-05)
This project examines acts of violence and injustice directed toward Black Tennesseans in the forms of slavery, Jim Crow legislation, lynching, pogroms and race riots between 1865 and 1946. After systemic research of ...
Essays on Two-Sided Markets with Externalities
(2010-08-09)
This thesis examines the strategic incentives of market players under constrained situations that generate economic externalities. The first chapter considers a model of competition in which economic activity takes place ...
Youth Sociopolitical Development: Moving Beyond Mechanistic Action and Ineffective Blah
(2010-07-29)
Sociopolitical development (SPD) offers a promising approach to work with marginalized youth to help them negotiate ecological factors in their development. SPD refers to one’s consciousness of and engagement in action ...
The evolutionary ecology of an insect-fungus interaction: <i>Botryosphaeria dothidea</i>, symbiotic with the goldenrod-galling midge <i>Asteromyia carbonifera</i> (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
(2010-08-05)
Arguably, the process of adaptive ecological speciation and radiation has been the most important mechanism in contributing to the world’s immense biological diversity. Initial theoretical treatments of adaptive speciation ...
Hemozoin: a case of heme crystal engineering
(2010-07-28)
During the pathogenic blood stage of a malaria infection, the Plasmodium parasites degrade hemoglobin as a source of nutrition. As a consequence, free heme, known to be toxic to the parasite, is released. It is believed ...
Essays on Statistical Discrimination and on the Payoff to Publishing in Economics Journals
(2010-08-10)
This dissertation is comprised of three essays. The first essay tests the empirical validity of a statistical discrimination model that incorporates employer's race. I show that if an employer statistically discriminates ...