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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Design of Antigen-Specific Immunotherapies Through Modulation of Peripheral Tolerance Pathways
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Current therapies for autoimmune diseases lack specificity for the offending immune cell population resulting in a wide range of side effects and weakening of the immune system. This presents a clear need for antigen-specific ... -
Analytical characterization and formulation development of a trivalent subunit rotavirus vaccine for the developing world
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Although live attenuated, orally delivered rotavirus (RV) vaccines are available globally to provide protection against enteric RV disease, efficacy is substantially lower in low to middle income settings leading to interest ... -
A descriptive study to evaluate the effects of Jordan's 1987 national conference for educational reform
(University of Kansas, 1992-12-31)The focus of this study is on the goals, implementation, and outcomes of Jordan's 1987 National Conference for Educational Reform (NCER). Its purpose is to describe and evaluate the large scale attempts at educational ... -
Survey of fifteen principals trained in precision teaching exploring their use of the standard celeration chart
(University of Kansas, 1986-08-31)This study explored the use of Precision Teaching by 15 principals trained in Precision Teaching. The primary purpose was to identify variables contributing to their continuance or discontinuance of standard celeration ... -
Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus Synaptic Reorganization as a Consequence of Noise-Induced Tinnitus: Increases in Somatosensory Influence on Auditory Circuitry
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Tinnitus is the perception of sound with no corresponding external stimulus. It is estimated that at least 17 million Americans experienced approximately 5 minutes of acute tinnitus in the past year, and at least 10 million ... -
The History of the Fine Arts School at the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1941-12-31)The history of the Fine Arts School at the University of Kansas begins, in a sense, with the history of Lawrence. As early as 1854 there were musical influences in the town, which, after the founding of the university in ... -
The turbulent years : the University of Kansas, 1960-1975, a history
(University of Kansas, 1979)This study examines The University of Kansas during the years from 1960 to 1975. It in no way represents a definitive history of the university during that time. But through the combination of chronological and subject ... -
Relationships between bruchid beetles (Amblycerus robiniae) and honey locust trees (Gleditsia triacanthos)
(University of Kansas, 1971-12-31)This study concerns the relationships between the bruchid beetle Amblycerus robiniae and the honey locust tree Gleditsia triacanthos. Since Amblycerus concentrates specifically on Gleditsia, and on specific parts of this ... -
Developing a Durable Intervention: Teaching Members of a Student Cooperative to Chair Meetings
(University of Kansas, 1985-05-31)The purpose of this study was to evaluate procedures for teaching members of a student cooperative to run meetings with little or no assistance from the Experimenter. Experiment 1 evaluated the performance of seven meeting ... -
Development of an Extracellular Vesicle Microfluidic Affinity Purification (EV-MAP) In Vitro Assay for Breast Cancer Management
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Breast cancer is the second-most prevalent cancer worldwide and most commonly occurring cancer type in women with roughly 2 million new cases diagnosed in 2018. Current breast cancer management is a multidisciplinary ... -
An Integrated Shale Oil Characterization Workflow for Hydrocarbon Gas Huff-n-Puff Candidates
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The complexity of unconventional shales is inherent in the variation of mineral micro-structure and heterogeneous pore space, which contributes to the fast decline of primary oil production in shale oil reservoirs resulting ... -
Time-Domain Simulation of Sound Propagation in Frequency-Dependent Materials
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)This dissertation investigates sound propagation in frequency-dependent materials. The study provides an improved understanding of how to numerically model the porous impedance materials more accurately under the conditions ... -
Adult stem cell-derived secretome based strategies to promote myocardial regeneration
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Restoring the functionality of the heart after the occurrence of an acute myocardial infarction requires the design of specific therapies aimed to induce an intricate cascade of biological events necessary to promote ... -
In Situ and Operando Tools and Methods for Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalysts
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)In situ and operando spectroscopic characterization of catalysts is a powerful tool to explore the nature of species that may be involved in a heterogeneous catalytic cycle. In combination with methodologies to discriminate ... -
Electrochemical Reduction of CO2: Catalyst and Catalytic System Development
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Electrochemical CO2 reduction to fuels and chemicals could improve industrial sustainability,as the process is readily powered by renewable energy sources. In aqueous solvents it is important to minimize parasitic water ... -
Analyzing the Effects of Walkway Attachments on Highway Cantilevered Overhead Sign Structures
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Cantilevered overhead sign structures (COSS) experience cyclic loading due to stochastic loads such as natural wind gusts (NWG). These wind loads cause large deflections in the cantilever and excessive stresses can develop ... -
ZiZoNet: A Zoom-In and Zoom-Out Mechanism for Crowd Counting in Static Images
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)As people gather during different social, political or musical events, automated crowd analysis can lead to effective and better management of such events to prevent any unwanted scene as well as avoid political manipulation ... -
Brace Effectiveness of Cross-frame Layout and Connection Design on Skewed Steel Bridges During Construction
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)'s current design practice is to align cross-frames parallel to the skew angle to avoid problems associated with fit-up during erection. The American Association of State Highway ... -
I Know What You Type on Your Phone: Keystroke Inference on Android Device Using Deep Learning
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Given a list of smartphone sensor readings, such as accelerometer, gyroscope and light sensor, is there enough information present to predict a user’s input without access to either the raw text or keyboard log? With the ... -
A Step Toward Sustainability: Mechanisms of Hydrodeoxygenation Reactions over a Metal-Metal Oxide Catalyst
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)In recent years, metal-metal oxide catalysts have proven to be robust catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of oxygenated compounds derived from bio-renewable feedstocks to value-added products. Herein, the conversion of ...