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Online Conflict Discourse, Identity, and the Social Imagination of Silesian Minority in Poland
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This dissertation shows how online discourse drives social change, boundary work, identity performance, and, ultimately, community management (including in-group/out-group membership) by looking at the development and ... -
The effects of human relations training on WASPS (White's Attitudes and Self-concept Perceptions)
(University of Kansas, 1973-05-31)This study attempts to analyze the effects of human relations training on self-concept and attitudes of whites toward others with whom they interact. Two aspects of human relations training are reviewed in order to provide ... -
Racial covenants in Kansas City : an historical view of their effect on housing choice
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The Indigenista novel of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia
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Cooptation : analysis of a neglected social process
(University of Kansas, 1978-12-31)The concept of cooptation is at the same time very popular and quite neglected. One frequently reads or hears the phrase mentioned in passing, as though there were agreement as to what it meant, but there is a dearth of ... -
The Cherokee of Southeastern Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1936-05-01)The object of this report is to record the results of a detailed survey of the Cherokee shale. The different members of the Cherokee are described so that they may be recognized and differentiated from each other. Some ... -
The movement to create a national gallery of art in eighteenth-century France
(University of Kansas, 1962-12-31)This study will attempt to assess the content, nature, and accessibility of the royal collections during the eighteenth century prior to the Revolution and to trace and to analyze the ever-growing movement for a national ... -
Spectral Properties of Phase Noises and the Impact on the Performance of Optical Interconnects
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)The non-ending growth of data traffic resulting from the continuing emergence of Internet applications with high data-rate demands sets huge capacity requirements on optical interconnects and transport networks. This ... -
Determination of Clinical Efficacy of Ultrasound Stimulation on Piezoelectric Composites for Power Generation Applications
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Each year in the United States there are over one million fractures that occur [1]. When a bone breaks, regardless of the severity, it is referred to as a fracture. Individuals suffering from a fracture typically undergo ... -
Evaluating the Proliferation and Pervasiveness of Leaking Sensitive Data in the Secure Shell Protocol and in Internet Protocol Camera Frameworks
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)In George Orwell’s `nineteen eighty-four: A novel', there is fear regarding what “Big Brother”, knows due to the fact that even thoughts could be “heard”. Though we are not quite to this point, it should concern us all in ... -
Geochemical Feasibility of Brine Exchange Between Arbuckle and Lansing-Kansas City Formations as a Produced Water Management Alternative
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)The State of Kansas is facing increasing demands on limited available drinking water sources. Reclaiming and reusing wastewaters for water applications able to utilize lower quality water sources could help to extend and ... -
Characterization of MSY Nanodiamonds as a Nanoparticulate Adjuvant for RiVax Vaccine
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Vaccines are weakened or mutated versions of the pathogens that invoke an immune response through controlled and targeted delivery. Live-attenuated and inactivated vaccines invoke an immediate and protective immune response ... -
Development of a Multichannel Wideband Radar Demonstrator
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)With the rise of software defined radios (SDR) and the trend towards integrating more RF components into MMICs the cost and complexity of multichannel radar develop- ment has gone down. High-speed RF data converters have ... -
Interaction of Biomolecules at the Air-Water Interface: Evaluating the Role of Lipid Composition when Interacting with Lung Surfactant Proteins and Engineered Carbon Nanodiamonds
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Lung surfactants (LSs) are a complex mixture of lipids and proteins that are found in the alveolar lining of the lungs. Their primary objective lies in lowering the surface tension of the aqueous layer on which they reside. ... -
Battery Management and Battery Modeling Considerations for Application in a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Transitioning from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to electric vehicles (EVs) consolidates and relocates emissions, endeavoring to improve air quality, particularly in high traffic urban areas. Unfortunately, ... -
Development of a Driver Behavior Framework for Manual and Automated Control Considering Driver Cognition
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)As a crucial component of traffic safety, operational quality, and network performance, driver behavior has been the subject of numerous studies. However, research has focused primarily on descriptive mathematical models ... -
Incorporating CMIP5 Precipitation Projections into IDF Estimates for the Kansas City Area
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)There is building evidence that climate change is causing an intensification of precipitation patterns. Locations around the world can expect to experience more intense precipitation events. Engineers must be able to account ... -
Linking community capital measurements to building damage estimation for community resilience
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Community-level resilience has become an important consideration for city planners, policymakers, and other decision-makers, and therefore, it is increasingly investigated by engineering researchers. The robustness of the ... -
A High Order Overset Flux Reconstruction Method for Dynamic Moving Grids
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Overset meshes have a unique advantage in handling moving boundary problems as remeshing is often unnecessary. Recently, overset Cartesian and strand meshes were used successfully to compute complex flow over rotorcraft. ... -
W-Band FMCW Radar for Range Finding, Static Clutter Suppression & Moving Target Characterization
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Many radar applications today require accurate, real-time, unambiguous measurement of target range and radial velocity. Obstacles that frequently prevent target detection are the presence of noise and backscatter from other ...
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