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Development of Crack Characterization Methodology Using Digital Image Correlation
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Distortion-induced fatigue cracking is a primary maintenance and structural safety concern in steel bridges built prior to the 1980s in the United States. Manual, hands-on inspections are currently the primary method ... -
Security & Privacy Practices and Threat Models of Activists During a Political Revolution
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Activism is a universal concept that has often played a major role in putting an end to injustices and human rights abuses globally. Political activism in specific is a modern day term coined to refer to a form of activism ... -
Deformation of Space-based Reflector Antennas
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Space-based reflector antennas are susceptible to a variety of conditions that can result in surface deviation that affect the antenna’s performance. This is especially true for small-satellite antennas, where the reflector ... -
Seismic performance characterization of Nepali school buildings using a novel micro-modeling approach
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The ultimate goal of this research is to reduce the seismic vulnerability of school buildings in rural Nepal. Following the 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal, major changes were adopted into seismic design code provisions ... -
Young athlete's attitudes toward female sport participation
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Status of corporate health programs and qualifications of program directors in the Association for Fitness in Business
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Geochemical and Economic Evaluation of Brine Exchange as a Means of Produced Water Management
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)The extraction of crude oil generates large amounts of wastewater, also referred to as brine or produced water. This water is often high in salinity, heavy metals, and other toxic compounds. Its constituents make conventional ... -
The Efficacy of Using Color In Sub-Threshold Vibration to Improve Older Adult Balance
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)The purpose of this study is to investigate (1)the variability of the initial state balance measures within each participant, across different days and within each day, across the participants. (2) the effect of different ... -
Utilizing Stochastic Resonance to Improve Agility and Rapid Stepping
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Falls in older adults are multifactorial and include cognitive impairment, sensory deficits,medication use, impaired postural control and balance, reduced strength and flexibility, and impaired agility. For older adults ... -
A Verified Achitecture for Trustworthy Remote Attestation
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Remote attestation is a process where one digital system gathers and provides evidence of its state and identity to an external system. For this process to be successful, the external system must find the evidence convincingly ... -
Open-Source Intelligence Investigations: Development and Application of Efficient Tools
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-22)Open-source intelligence is a branch within cybercrime investigation that focuses on information collection and aggregation. Through this aggregation, investigators and analysts can analyze the data for connections relevant ... -
Transcutaneous Ultrasound Loading of Piezoelectric-Driven Hernia Repair Mesh For Soft Tissue Healing
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Annually in the United States, over one million hernia repairs surgeries occur. A hernia is a painful medical impediment where a portion of soft tissue protrudes through a damaged section of abdominal wall. The only real ... -
Henry Albach, editor and agitator, 1914-1918
(University of Kansas, 1986-05-31)John Henry Albach, usually called Henry, was a newspaper owner and editor who represented two minorities in turn-of-the-century Lawrence, Kansas: the German-Americans and the Democrats. The son of a German immigrant who ... -
A comparison of self-esteem/self concept in gifted children and in children not identified as gifted
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An investigation of employee publications and their use as a source of organizational communication at DuPont
(University of Kansas, 1985-08-31)Employee publications are used extensively as a communication channel in organizations of every kind. This study explored the purpose of employee publication as perceived by editors and employees, what content editors deem ... -
Study of the clay effect on crude oil combustion using thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC)
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The jazz piano style of Bill Evans
(University of Kansas, 1979-05-31)