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A study of the Sanitation Department in Lawrence
(University of Kansas, 1962-05) -
Use of Peppermint Oil to Promote Urination in Women Experiencing Postoperative Urinary Retention
(University of Kansas, 1998)Urinary retention is a common postsurgical complication that places patients at risk for increased morbidity, prolonged recovery, and adverse surgical outcomes. Practicing nurses provide anecdotal support for peppermint ... -
American Foreign Aid and Turkey
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A Cladistic Analysis of Hawaiian Ophionine Wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
(The University of Kansas, 2004)A cladistic analysis was performed on 29 of the 31 known species of Hawaiian ichneumonid wasps of the subfamily Ophioninae, based upon 64 adult morphological characters. Outgroups consisted of 17 species of Enicospilus, ... -
The Deterioration of Chinese Influence in the Monoglian People's Republic, May, 1957 to December, 1960
(The University of Kansas, 1968)This paper will attempt to show that in three years from 1957 to 1960 the influence of the People’s Republic of China in the Mongolian People’s Republic was steadily waning, and to follow the events of this deterioration ... -
Some Aspects of American Shortwave Radio Development
(The University of Kansas, 1929)The following pages are abstracted from a somewhat unique association with radio development. During the last twenty years the writer has been so fortunate as to be instrumental in experiments which have modified the radio ... -
The Kansas soldier as a war correspondent 1898-1899
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The Building of the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1932-06)The following account of the building of a University at Lawrence, Kansas, has been written from the point of view of an architect. Of special interest to an architect are such problems as the selection of a site for the ... -
The feasibility of constructing a carrying case, portable altar, and altarware to be used in missionary work for the Catholic Church
(University of Kansas, 1966-05-31)Father Brendan Downey, O.S.B. of the St. Lawrence Catholic Student Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, suggested the thesis topic. According to Father Brendan, Catholic missionary priests find it inconvenient ... -
An Investigation of Cardan Rotation Sequences on Lumbar Spine Lifting Kinematics
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Euler angles are commonly used for kinematic descriptions due to their ability to translate to clinical contexts and the conciseness of using three rotation angles. A challenge with using Euler angles is their dependency ... -
Applications of FM Noise Radar Waveforms: Spatial Modulation and Polarization Diversity
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Two possible radar application spaces are explored through the exploitation of highdimensional nonrecurrent FM-noise waveforms. The first involving a simultaneous dual-polarized emission scheme that provides good separability ... -
Design and Development of Ultra Wide-Band Microwave Components for Snow-Probing Radars
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)This thesis describes the design and development of two different ultra-wideband microwave circuits for snow-probing radars. First, a broadband, low-loss planar quadrature hybrid coupler for the 2-20 GHz range is presented. ... -
Basal Conditions of Petermann Glacier and Jakobshavn Isbrae derived from Airborne Ice Penetrating Radar Measurements
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Understanding ice dynamics and ice basal conditions is important because of their impacts on sea level rise. Radio echo sounding has been extensively used for characterizing the ice sheets. The radar reflectivity of the ... -
APPLICATION OF ANGLES-WITH-PLATE RETROFIT IN REPAIRING DISTORTION-INDUCED FATIGUE DAMAGES IN STRINGER TO FLOORBEAM CONNECTIONS AND SKEWED GIRDER TO CROSS-FRAME CONNECTIONS
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Caused by secondary stresses, distortion-induced fatigue is a serious problem faced by many aging bridges. The angles-with-plates retrofit developed at the University of Kansas has shown its potential to effectively and ... -
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness and Tensile Testing of a Piezoelectric Composite for Spinal Fusion
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)A novel piezoelectric spinal fusion device has been shown to improve spinal fusion. The mechanical properties of this novel piezoelectric material are important for the integrity of the device. To characterize the mechanical ... -
Validation of pressure measuring setup for microscopic tube flow: glaucoma drainage implant application
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Current glaucoma drainage implants (GDIs) are unable to provide consistent and long-term post-operative (post-op) intraocular pressure (IOP) control. Valved glaucoma drainage implants (VGDIs) and intra-operative (intra-op) ... -
Input and state estimation for earthquake-excited building structures using acceleration measurements
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Estimating both state and ground input for earthquake-excited building structures using a limited number of absolute acceleration measurements is critical to post-disaster damage assessment and structural evaluation. Input ... -
Evaluation of Ramp Metering Algorithms Using Microsimulation
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)The goal of the thesis was to determine the effectiveness of implementing different ramp metering strategies along I-35 in Kansas City using microsimulation analysis. Ramp metering enhances traffic conditions on the mainline ... -
A NEW METHOD FOR CALCULATING LUMINOUS FLUX USING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING AND ITS APPLICATIONS
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is a camera-aided tool for measuring luminance and glare. This study explored a method of using HDR images to estimate luminous flux (in units of lumens) contributed from light sources ... -
Understanding User Behavior in Social Networks Using Quantified Moral Foundations
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Moral inclinations expressed in user-generated content such as online reviews or tweets can provide useful insights to understand users’ behavior and activities in social networks, for example, to predict users’ rating ...
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