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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Effects of practice opportunities on exam performance in an undergraduate behavior modification course
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)All students enrolled in an undergraduate behavior modification course uring two semesters participated. During each of five course sections, students could participate in two forms of optional review activities: (1) ... -
The design of an uninhabited air vehicle for remote sensing in the cryosphere
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)This document summarizes the results of the preliminary design of an Uninhabited Air Vehicle (UAV) for use in Cryospheric research. This includes the development of a mission specification with all related performance ... -
Development of a heading correction model for parafoil-assisted descent of a high altitude balloon system
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)The University of Kansas High Altitude Balloon System (HABS) uses a parachute for descent after release from the helium balloon. The parachute descent direction is not controlled and the HABS has to be recovered from its ... -
Development of new N-containing complexes using hybrid tripodal ligands containing hydrogen bond donors
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Transition metals are very useful in a variety of chemical transformations. The research described in this thesis focus on the development of a series of stable transition metal complexes that can be used in organic ... -
The construction and experience of Indigenous Nations identity: Implications for well-being and academic persistence
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)In a questionnaire study among 187 students at Haskell Indian Nations University (Lawrence, KS, USA), the author investigated whether Indigenous Nations identities can be a potential resource for well-being. Following ... -
Calcium carbonate polymorphism: New insights into the role of solution saturation state and composition (magnesium/calcium) on calcium carbonate mineralogy, morphology and fabrics
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)For many decades researchers have devoted major efforts in an attempt to better understand the factors controlling the precipitation of differing calcium carbonate mineralogy, morphology, and fabrics, as well as the ... -
The school experience: Perceptions of long-term survivors of pediatric soft tissue and bone sarcomas
(University of Kansas, 2007-08-31)Background. Students with sarcomas my experience supports or barriers to academic success and psychosocial well-being at school. Purpose. The purpose of the study is to examine the lived experience of students that have ... -
The effects of sign language training with young children: The tact
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Thompson, McKerchar, and Dancho (2004) trained 3 typically developing children to sign using delayed physical prompting and reinforcement. Children in the Thompson et al. study exhibited a limited communicative repertoire ... -
Analysis of glycans and glycoproteins by mass spectrometry
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Glycosylation is among the important post-translational modifications that occurs in proteins. In particular the heterogeneity of the glycan moiety can affect a range of physio-chemical properties of a glycoprotein. Thus ... -
In vivo microdialysis coupled with electrophysiology for the neurochemical analysis of epileptic seizures
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)The focus of this research has been on the development of analytical techniques for the determination of the neurochemistry pertaining to animals that model epilepsy. The utilization of microdialysis sampling coupled with ... -
A 3-dimensional modeling system inspired by the cognitive process of sketching
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Three-dimensional computer modeling software is becoming an increasingly important application to modern artists, designers, engineers, architects, and even laypersons. Where modeling applications were once extremely ... -
Playing by the rules: The impact of electoral systems on emerging green parties
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)A strange political phenomenon is occurring across Europe and throughout many other western nations, one that is known as the "green party phenomenon" (Müller-Rommel). As concern for the environment increases throughout ... -
Aristotle’s journey to Europe: A synthetic history of the role played by the Islamic Empire in the transmission of Western educational philosophy sources from the fall of Rome through the medieval period
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-31)After the fall of Rome, how did the work and words of the ancient Greek philosophers make their way, textually and intellectually, into later European thought? There were two primary and obvious paths that this Greek ... -
Queering the inferno: Space, identity, and Kansas City’s jazz scene
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)The music later called "jazz" flourished in Kansas City from the 1890s until the end of World War II, when city boss Tom Pendergast's patronage of jazz clubs ended with his incarceration for tax evasion. The city was home ... -
Portunol and border identity in Rivera, Uruguay: Reconciling identities and claiming space in the national imaginary
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)This thesis explores identity formation in the city of Rivera, Uruguay on the Brazilian border through exploring changing attitudes toward Portuñol, a mixed dialect of Spanish and Portuguese spoken along the Brazil/Uruguay ... -
Functions of the FGF signaling pathway during the optic fissure closure
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-31)The mammalian eye represents an excellent model system to study tissue morphogenesis and cell fate determination in the nervous system. During mammalian eye development, the optic fissure (OF), a transient opening on the ... -
Neuromotor transmissibility of horizontal seatpan vibration
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Exposure to occupational whole body vibration (WBV) is associated with low back pain disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, and degeneration of spine. Transmission of vibration to the neuromotor system may play a role in ... -
Concept based author recommender system for CiteSeer
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)The information explosion in today's electronic world has created the need for information filtering techniques that help users filter out extraneous content to identify the right information they need to make important ... -
Systematics of the order Corallimorpharia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa)
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Systematic position and status of Corallimorpharia in Hexacorallia have been controversial because members of Corallimorpharia have intermediate morphology between Actiniaria and Scleractinia. Inferences concerning monophyly ... -
The impact of public pressure on military non-intervention in Argentina
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)The literature on civil-military relations has overlooked the role of public pressure and public opinion in the non-intervention of the military in domestic politics. The case study used is Argentina from 1983 to 1987 and ...