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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Playa-Lunette System Mapping and Characterization in the High Plains of Western Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Playa-lunette systems (PLSs) are common landscape features in the Great Plains that have been investigated from various perspectives including ecologic, geographic, hydrologic, and geologic. One of the region’s most important ... -
Assessing the Potential Aversiveness of Vicarious Reinforcement Arrangements in Preschool Children
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Vicarious reinforcement (VSR) refers to a change in behavior as a result of observing the delivery of reinforcement to another person (Kazdin, 1973). As such, VSR procedures would appear to be a viable teaching strategy ... -
EVOLUTIONARY ASPECTS OF THE FAMILY CORVIDAE (AVES): A SYNTHESIS OF PHYLOGENETICS, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND NICHE EVOLUTION
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Despite intensive research attention over the decades, many aspects of the evolutionary history of the bird family Corvidae remain to be assessed. This dissertation focuses on several such details, such as the (a) phylogenetic ... -
Factors Governing Cloud Growth and Entrainment Rates in Shallow Cumulus and Cumulus Congestus During GoAmazon 2014/2015
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Shallow cumulus and cumulus congestus clouds play an important role in the large-scale tropical circulation by mixing heat and moisture vertically and preconditioning the environment for deeper convection. Different ... -
A quantitative approach to diversity, preservation, and taphonomic bias in fossil spider assemblages in lacustrine deposits
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Spiders (Araneae) are an incredibly diverse and abundant group that has colonized nearly every terrestrial habitat and existed for about 300 million years. These attributes make spiders an excellent group for investigating ... -
Enhanced Written Instructions for Creating Publication-Quality Single-Case Design Graphs in Microsoft Excel
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Graphs are visual descriptors of functional relations between behavior and the environment, and behavioral researchers and clinicians make informed decisions on current and future procedures by evaluating such functional ... -
Assessing Passive In Situ Reactive Media Hydraulics by Direct Velocity Measurements In the Laboratory and Field
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)A Horizontal Reactive Media Treatment Well (HRX Well) is a novel groundwater remediation technology, which comprises a horizontal well filled with reactive media. Point Velocity Probes (PVPs) were installed in a pilot HRX ... -
Inkjet Printed Thin films and Graphene Nanohybrid Photodetectors and Sensors
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)The discovery of two-dimensional (2D) atomic materials, starting with graphene in 2004, and now including MoS2, WS2, and hBN, has led to great interest in their potential use in microelectronic devices. These atomic dimension ... -
Light-driven Catalysis in Decarboxylative Small Molecule Functionalization
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Herein, the development and mechanistic elucidation of light-driven decarboxylative processes for the installation of olefins is described. The primary focus has been to devise methodology that allows for the installation ... -
Fungal pathogen diversity and composition respond rapidly to changes in plant diversity and composition
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Accumulating evidence suggests that plant pathogens play a major role in maintaining plant community diversity. Accumulation of host-specific pathogens is expected to negatively impact productivity at low plant diversity ... -
Inter-population Response of White Ash to the Emerald Ash Borer: Is Vegetative Regeneration Possible?
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Emerald ash borer (EAB) (Agrilus plannipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is the costliest invasive pest in North American history (Aukema et al., 2011; McCullough, 2019) due to its extensive killing of ash trees ... -
A Multiple-Baseline Study of a Mobile Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Eating Disorders in College Students
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Introduction: Eating disorders are serious psychiatric disorders associated with substantial morbidity and the highest rate of mortality of all psychiatric disorders and they are especially prevalent among college students. ... -
The Assessment and Treatment of Inappropriate Self-Feeding
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Pediatric feeding disorders encompass an array of problematic feeding behaviors observed in early childhood. The effects of these behaviors range from mild (e.g., delayed social and developmental outcomes) to severe (e.g., ... -
Redefining Age in 21st Century Science Fiction Media Through Transhuman Characters
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)Science fiction (SF) films have historically featured limited understandings of aging, by not including aged characters as often, not featuring them in major roles, and by expounding singular ageist cultural narratives of ... -
Evaluating the Relationship between Objective and Perceived Cognitive Impairment Induced by Adjuvant Chemotherapy among Breast Cancer Survivors
(University of Kansas, 2020-08-31)A wide-range of breast cancer survivors (BCS) report cognitive-related concerns (e.g., changes in memory) after receiving adjuvant chemotherapy, a standardized treatment protocol for breast cancer. With adjuvant chemotherapy ... -
Industrial Heterogeneity in Response to Factor Price Shocks: A Dynamic Framework of Production with Money Input
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This thesis studied heterogeneity in firms' use of monetary assets and how it led to differential reactions to monetary shocks. I reviewed studies on the dynamics in industry-level and firm-level output, sales, employment, ... -
Terminal Web and Associated Proteins Mediate Signaling to Promote Nematode Single-Cell Tubulogenesis
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Single-celled tubules represent one of the most difficult structures to form during development, requiring extension of a narrow cytoplasm surrounding a lumen exerting osmotic pressure that can burst the luminal membrane. ... -
Microfluidics for Liquid Biopsy toward Early Stage Cancer Diagnosis
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. The most effective way to improve survival rate is to diagnose cancer at the early stage. Cancer screening has been developed for early stage cancer diagnosis. ... -
Mirage of Understanding: Challenging the Dominant Perspective in Food Desert Discourse
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)In recent years there has been increasing concern over the lack of fresh, affordable, healthy food in certain neighborhoods, especially poor ones. The worry is that the residents of these “food deserts,” as they are often ... -
Tracking Multi-Decadal Lake Dynamics using Optical Imagery, Digital Elevation Models, and Bathymetric Datasets
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The goal of this research is to review the current state of long-term, multi-decadal lake dynamic monitoring and develop novel techniques for scalable analysis at local, regional, and global levels. This dissertation is ...