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A Dynamical Study of the Poisson-Nernst-Planck System for Three Ions
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Ionic channels and semiconductor devices use atomic scale structures to control macroscopic flows from one reservoir to another. The one-dimensional steady-state Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) system is a useful representation ... -
Phylogenetics and biogeography of two new species of paromomyid plesiadapiforms from a unique, High Arctic ecosystem of Eocene Canada
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The Margaret formation of the Eureka Sound Group in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago samples a unique, warm temperate ecosystem with a polar light regime that dates to the early Eocene epoch ~ 53 Ma. Previous paleontological ... -
Don't give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses: The Trump administration, public charge, and rhetorical constructions of citizenship
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)In August 2019, President Donald Trump and his administration announced a rule that restricted immigrants’ access to visas if they used a variety of social programs, including: Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy ... -
Randomized Subspace Iteration Method for Eigenvalue Problems
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)This thesis presents the randomized subspace iteration method for eigenvalue problems. In our analysis, we have considered symmetric positive definite eigenvalue problem. We present deterministic and probabilistic bounds ... -
Effects of Feedback Statements on Staff Procedural Integrity
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)AbstractSupervisor feedback is a powerful and effective tool that can be used to increase employee performance. However, there is a lack of information regarding the essential components of supervisor feedback. This study ... -
“Boasting for Thebes”: A Thebanocentric Reading of Pindar’s Fourth Pythian Ode
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Over the last three decades, the salience of the ancient Greek poet Pindar’s Theban identity and its role in his poetics has found greater awareness among critics. Nevertheless, such discussions of Pindar’s “Thebanicity” ... -
Is Aid Worth it? An Analysis of US Counterterror Programs: Weapons, Training, and Terror
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Is counterterrorism aid effective? Some counterterrorism aid programs focus on training and education, others focus on weapons disbursements. I argue that the type of aid program affects the effectiveness of the aid in ... -
The Case of Israel: Budgets, Matriculation Exams, and the Ethnic Divide
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)In the domain of social justice, ever-diversifying, modern societies work to expand and improve their systems to accommodate multifarious citizen bases; failure to do so results in discrimination and marginalization that ... -
Characterization of Flow in Laboratory and Rock Fractures Using an In-Well Point Velocity Probe
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The In-Well Point Velocity Probe (IWPVP) is a tool deployed in the screened interval of a well that utilizes an internal small-scale tracer test to directly measure groundwater velocity on the centimeter scale. The ability ... -
RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND PUBLIC HEALTH: ON THE USE OF BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS TO INFORM PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Risky sexual behavior represents an intransigent public health issue in the United States and exists within a complicated web of political, social, cultural, economic, racial, and geographic contexts. The Socio-Ecological ... -
Impacts of Different Environmental Forcings and Drought on Grassland Water and Carbon Fluxes
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-32)Vegetation has profound impacts on the local and regional water and carbon cycles. Classifying different environments and analyzing the response to drought allows us to assess the impacts on the water and carbon fluxes. ... -
Acculturative Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Latinx Youth: The Role of Behavioral Inhibition, Cultural Values, and Active Coping
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Acculturative stress is a cultural stressor that predicts various internalizing problems,such as anxiety and depression. Interestingly, not every individual who experiences acculturative stress reports psychological ... -
Associations Between Coping Styles, Death Anxiety, and Attitudes Towards Palliative Care
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)INTRODUCTION: Palliative care is becoming more widely available and its benefits, including improved quality of life for patients, have been demonstrated. However, misperceptions, lack of knowledge, stigma, and other ... -
Strong Black Woman Archetype in Organizational Life
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Black women face multiple jeopardies—racism, sexism, classism—as they navigate American society (King, 1988). With more Black families economically depending on Black women, and as their presence within the U.S. workforce ... -
Protein Engineering Studies Toward Development of a GABA Oxidase from an N-Methyl-GABA Oxidase
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, and a method for its detection with high temporal and spatial resolution is highly desirable for many research and clinical applications. ... -
Hyper-palatable Food Consumption during Binge Eating Episodes: A Comparison of Intake during Binge Eating and Restricting
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Background: Binge eating is considered a maladaptive behavior associated with reduced quality of health and functioning. Affect-based models of binge eating propose that binge eating may serve to reduce negative affect. ... -
When Form Meets Desire: The Transformation of the Early Nineteenth-Century Gallows Broadside
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Formerly a relatively stable genre, the format of the British gallows broadside underwent a transformation in the early half of the nineteenth century. A collision between external forces and the desires of a burgeoning ... -
Evaluation of a Functional Analysis Decision-Making Model
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Functional analyses are the most precise method for determining behavioral function (Iwata et al., 2000); however, there are many behavioral and environmental constraints that may prevent clinicians from conducting a ... -
Caenagnathids of the Hell Creek: A new specimen and volumetric mass estimation of Anzu wyliei
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Caenagnathidae is a clade of derived oviraptorosaurian theropods that existed in both Asia and North America during the late Cretaceous, forming the sister clade to Oviraptoridae. While the oviraptorids are known from many ... -
Sequence Coevolution Reveals an Intermediate Step in BamA Assisted Insertion of Outer Membrane Protein FadL
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)A unique characteristic of outer membrane proteins (OMPs) is that they almost exclusively exist as β-barrels. In E. coli, the β-Barrel Assembly Machine (BAM) complex catalyzes insertion of OMPs from the periplasm into the ...