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The letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. 79. W. W. to Francis Wrangham.
(Oxford, Clarendon P., 2009-01-23)
Exploring the Local Association : a nearby, young kinematic stream of stars in the solar neighborhood
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 2008)
During the course of my Honors Research Project, I worked with Dr. David
James to determine whether a group of target stars are members of the Local Association.
I did this by reducing spectroscopic data, taken by Dr. ...
Progress towards a quantum dot photovoltaic : nanocrystal deposition on structured titanium dioxide nanotubes
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 2008-04)
While this project did not successfully produce a working photovoltaic device, significant progress has been made in the individual components of the system. This thesis describes two of those components: fabrication of ...
Crime, Ethics and Occupational Choice: Endogenous Sorting in a Closed Model
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Economics, 2004-01-20)
We consider a simple model in which agents are endowed with heterogeneous abilities and differing degrees of honesty. Agents choose either to become criminals or invest in education and become workers instead. The model ...
Influence of patient size on dose to female breast tissue during routine computed tomography scans
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 2008-04-21)
Monte Carlo methods are well suited to the evaluation of radiation transport phenomena. The scalable phantoms employed in this project permitted rapid creation of three models of similar geometry, but different body habitus. ...
Marx, la France, et ses amis français : la pensée franco-marxiste, maintenant et dans le passé
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of French and Italian, 2000-04)
Labor Market for New Ph.D.s in 2002
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Economics, 2004-01)
This paper reports results from a survey of the labor market experience of the 2001-02 class of Ph.D. economists. We estimate that 850 economics Ph.D.s were awarded by U.S. universities in 2001-02, down about 100 from five ...
Jean Giono: latent political strategist or simple French ruralist? : an examination of the life and works of Jean Giono during the Vichy Era in France
(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of French and Italian, 2002-03-12)