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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 ...
Enacting Youth: political agency and youth subjectivities in Tactic, Guatemala
(2019-07-29)
Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Tactic, Guatemala, this dissertation explores the articulation of youth subjectivities and political agency in a context of social and political inequality. This research focuses on ...
The Emergence of the Ancient Kaqchikel Polity: A case of Ethnogenesis in the Guatemalan Highlands
(2019-07-29)
This dissertation explores the Kaqchikel ethnogenesis as an expression of resistance against the K’iche during the Late Postclassic period (1200 -1524 C.E.) in the highlands of Guatemala. Ethnogenesis is understood as a ...
Time-dependent and Privacy-Preserving Decentralized Routing using Federated Learning
(2019-07-30)
With rapid urbanization, route planning is gaining more importance. As transportation networks become more complex and mobility in our society more important, the demand for efficient methods in route planning increases ...