Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Bio-inspired Reinforcement Learning & Predictive Flight Controllers for Unmanned Aerial Systems
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)Recent advancements in computer technologies have dramatically increased the onboard processing power of autonomous aircraft as well as the performance of autopilot systems. The combination of exponential growth in ... -
Design and Evaluation of Security-Focused Service Meshes for Management of Microservice Deployments
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)Shifting trends in modern software engineering and cloud computing have pushed system designs to leverage containerization and develop their systems into microservice architectures. While microservice architectures emphasize ... -
INTERNALLY-CURED LOW-CRACKING HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE (IC-LC-HPC) BRIDGE DECKS: DURABILITY AND CRACKING PERFORMANCE
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)The laboratory portion of this study investigates the effects of internal curing (IC) water in pre-wetted lightweight aggregates (LWA) between 8.2 and 9.0% and between 12.0 and 13.1% by weight of binder and total internal ... -
Multipass SAR Processing for Ice Sheet Vertical Velocity and Tomography Measurements
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)Vertical velocity is the rate at which ice moves vertically within an ice sheet, usually measured in meters per year. This movement can occur due to various factors, including accumulation, ice deformation, basal sliding, ... -
Spectral Cohabitation and Interference Mitigation via Physical Radar Emissions
(University of Kansas, 2023-01-01)Auctioning of frequency bands to support growing demand for high bandwidth 5G communications is driving research into spectral cohabitation strategies for next generation radar systems. The loss of radio frequency (RF) ... -
A thermodynamic determination of the dissociation energy of the gaseous TiO molecule
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The treatment of childhood in autobiographies of twentieth century American women
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Synthesis of fluorine substituted medicinals
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The biology and morphology of Hydrometra martini Kirkaldy
(University of Kansas, 1953-05-31)The purpose of this investigation is the correlation of form and function in a single species of insect, Hydrometra martini Kirkaldy. For this, the internal and external structures of the adults were examined and the ... -
Cognitive attitudes in relation to susceptibility to interference
(University of Kansas, 1953-12-31)During the past few years there has been a surge of interest among psychologists in the borderland around the area of perception. The work of Murphy (50,55,63,74), Bruner (10,16,60,61), and Klein (43,47) and their respective ... -
Part I. The anodic oxidation of magnesium in aqueous solution. Part II. The oxidation of magnesium by triiodide ion
(University of Kansas, 1953-12-31)It has been known for many years that evolution of hydrogen occurs, in addition to the dissolution of magnesium, during the anodic oxidation of magnesium in aqueous salt solutions (1). Thia behavior is obviously extraordinary, ... -
Writing a Modern Land: Discourses of Environmental Modernity in Twentieth-century Xinjiang
(University of Kansas, 2023-01-01)This dissertation argues that Xinjiang’s human history cannot be fully understood apart from its non-human history. It explores a ‘problematic of environmental modernity’ in the context of Xinjiang, and, through discourse ... -
The relation of after-image duration to certain aspects of personality
(University of Kansas, 1952-05-31)Specifically, this study attempted to answer the following questions, Is the duration of the negative after-image related to any or the personality variables tapped by the MMPI? If it is so related, what inferences about ... -
Parental instruction regarding appropriate asthma management
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)The purpose of this study was to determine if those children whose parents received instruction regarding appropriate asthma management actually experienced improvement in terms of fewer asthmatic attacks, fewer emergency ... -
Effects of vestibular stimulation on sitting and vocal behaviors among preschoolers with severe and multiple handicaps
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)A multiple baseline design across subjects was used to assess The effect of vestibular stimulation on the acquisition of erect and symmetrical sitting and vocal behaviors of preschoolers with severe and multiple handicaps. ... -
A Chinese puzzle: Patrick J. Hurley and the foreign service officer controversy
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The vitae of St. Nicholas and his hagiographical icons in Russia
(University of Kansas, 1982-05-31)The medieval Russian literary works and icons devoted to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker are best studied in their relationship to one another. Without a detailed knowledge of literary texts it is often impossible to determine ... -
A study of Pope Innocent III’s treatise De quadripartita specie nuptiarum
(University of Kansas, 1975-12-31)De guadripartita specie nuptiarum is one of three theological treatises written by Innocent III, the other two being De contemptu mundi (De miseria conditionis humanae) and De missarum mysteriiis (De sacro altaris mysterio). ... -
The Social Validity and Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Intervention for Improving Middle School Students’ Social Communication: A Randomized Controlled Study
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)The extent to which an intervention is perceived as socially valid significantly influences whether the intervention is selected, implemented, and maintained (Kern & Manz, 2004). Social skill interventions and evidence-based ... -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka : Anatomy of a decision
(University of Kansas, 1971-05-31)Chief Justice Earl Warren called it one of the most significant rulings of his tenure. This decision which outlawed public school segregation, greatly accelerated a major social revolution that is still in progress. Closely ...