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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Of barren boulders and glowing granite: Natural metaphors in Daniel Webster’s commemorative orations
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)New England struggled throughout the 1800's to maintain its place as the nation's anchor while competing forces of progress and uncertainty, slavery, and westward dispersal of the population threatened the country's unity. ... -
Trends in education-related litigation: 1986--2004
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-31)Much of what is believed about the amount and types of litigation in education is based on hunches and impressions rather than empirical research. This study provides a more accurate statistical picture of trends in ... -
Analysis of children’s written responses to Hurricane Andrew
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)As part of a longitudinal evaluation of children living in Dade County, Florida, during Hurricane Andrew, the current study examines children's ( n = 334) written perceptions of the worst aspects of the storm. Data were ... -
Social organizations and aging: The benefits of VFW membership
(University of Kansas, 2007-08-31)Civic engagement in social organizations is a way to gain social capital, which benefits communities and people. By volunteering in organizations, older adults can improve well-being for themselves and their communities. ... -
A comparative study of N-generation’s mobile phone use between the United States and Korean society
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)In the midst of ongoing discussions about youths' new media use, this study examined the N-Generation's mobile phone usage, usage patterns, motives, and functional usage between the U.S. and Korean society. Both the U.S. ... -
Managing malaria: Selected maps of the twentieth century
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Understanding malaria's geographic occurrence throughout the world is amazingly complex. Jacques May wrote that "a whole atlas, comprising several dozens of maps, could justifiably be devoted to the cartographical ... -
The return of inhibition in visual marking
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Visual marking (Watson & Humphreys, 1997) and inhibition of return (IOR; Posner & Cohen, 1984) are thought to be distinct visual effects, despite similarities between the two in terms of their time course, their possible ... -
Implementing human rights in Kansas to ensure equal educational opportunities for Spanish speakers
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)This thesis is about Spanish speakers in Kansas and whether their right to an education is being guaranteed. It is understood that the state of Kansas has not enacted legislation to make education a fundamental human right. ... -
Document similarity based on concept tree distance
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)The Web is fast moving from an era of search engines to an era of discovery engines. Discovery engines help you find things that you never knew existed or did not know how to ask for. One of the ways this can be done is ... -
Feasibility of serial ATA cables for the physical link in high performance computing clusters
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)A novel solution for inexpensive computing cluster networks is proposed and tested for feasibility. The network uses Serial ATA cables---commonly used in personal computers for connecting hard drives---as the physical media ... -
Psychometric evaluation of computer-administered tension scales for weight management in rural telehealth settings
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Background. Currently, measures are lacking to assess the parameters of the multifaceted problem of overweight and obesity. Earlier study suggests that measures are needed to assess overeating tension, exercise tension, ... -
Topic specific spider for taxonomic documents
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)The overall goal of the project being developed at KU as a part of SEEK is to provide an interface tool for a taxonomist through which he/she can obtain taxonomic revisions depending for the species provided to the system. ... -
Evaluating the effects of chemotherapy on cognitive function and quality of life in pre-menopausal women with breast cancer
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)A number of studies have documented significant reductions in quality of life (QOL) and cognitive function in women with breast cancer (BrCa) receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. These decrements can be identified in some women ... -
Modeling and simulation of a generic hypersonic vehicle
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Horizontal take-off and horizontal landing hypersonic vehicles are a subject of great interest for future space launch missions. The ramjet/scramjet engine has the potential to enable a new class of spacecraft, missiles, ... -
On benefits of adaptive bidding with the contract net protocol in multi-robot systems
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)This thesis investigates the effectiveness of using the Contract Net Protocol, an auction type system, for controlling task allocation among a group of robots, and presents and evaluates a strategy of using Artificial ... -
Antennal biomechanics of house crickets (Acheta domesticus L.)
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)The structure of insect antennae is greatly influenced by the functional demands which the antennae fill, the environment in which they operate and the way these two factors interact with the biomechanical properties of ... -
The development of generative social comprehension in children with autism
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Social comprehension refers to the ability to understand social concepts which entail the interactions between two or more individuals. The present study utilized commercially-available children's books to evaluate the ... -
Therapeutic lifestyle change: Piloting a novel group-based intervention for depression
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)A novel treatment protocol for depression has been developed based on an evolutionarily informed conceptual framework (Ilardi, Karwoski, & Lehman, 2006) that regards the recent epidemic of depression in developed nations ... -
A garden party for spinsters, queers, and whores: Gender performance and nature imagery in the novels of George Eliot and Virginia Woolf
(University of Kansas, 2007-08-31)In Victorian Britain, separate sphere theory entrapped women in domesticity, and normative discourse used nature imagery to legitimize this confinement as "natural." In this project, I argue that the fiction of George Eliot ... -
Genetic polymorphisms in disease susceptibility: Gene-gene and gene-environment interactions
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Genetic polymorphisms within genes encoding biotransformation enzymes can alter the biotransformation process of exogenous and endogenous chemicals. The purpose of this thesis is to review and evaluate the associations ...