Theses: Recent submissions
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Enhanced Constitutive Theories for Classical Thermoviscoelastic Polymeric Fluids
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)This thesis presents ordered rate nonlinear constitutive theories for thermoviscoelastic fluids based on classical continuum mechanics (CCM). We refer to these fluids as classical thermoviscoelastic polymeric fluids. The ... -
Healing Far Afield
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)What is the result of learning from place? After spending over a year visiting the KU Field Station, I consider our current relationship as humans with nature and propose the means for reframing it. My arts research studies ... -
Present Portal
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)Present Portal is an exhibition which includes an immersive sunbeam installation, small works on paper, three large paintings, and three ceramic creatures. Fluid and Sci-Fi creatures engage with and learn from more-than-human ... -
shá bik’ehgo (in the path of the sun)
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)shá bik’ehgo (in the path of the sun) is an exhibition presenting an all-encompassing landscape navigating time, place, and story that encapsulates Diné notions of hózhó and continual life. This paper will address foundational ... -
kuʻu ēwe, kuʻu piko
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)kuʻu ēwe, kuʻu piko is a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition that consists of seven prints, one artist book, and one drawing. Though it can be interpreted in various ways, “kuʻu ēwe, kuʻu piko” can be translated to mean ... -
The architectural criticism of Ada Louise Huxtable
(University of Kansas, 1995-05-31)This thesis is a study of Ada Louise Huxtable's architectural criticism. Huxtable was the first full-time architecture critic on an American newspaper, and was recipient of the first Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism ... -
Non-Resident Applications Made to the Shawnee County Social Welfare Board, Topeka, Kansas, January 1, 1959 through June 30, 1959
(University of Kansas, 1960-07-01)From the data collected on the non-resident needy person in this study, his image begins to take on the appearance of a former Kansan, or one related to Kansas, returning to home and family, relatives or friends, rather ... -
Recording Remote Attestations on the Blockchain
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)Remote attestation is a process of establishing trust between various systems on a network. Until now, attestations had to be done on the fly as caching attestations had not yet been solved. With the blockchain providing ... -
System Identification-based Fault Detection and Model-Based Control of an Uncrewed Aerial System
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)As the wide-scale use of uncrewed aerial systems, or UAS, proceeds towards civilian airspace, guarantees of operational safety over the entire flight envelope become more critical. However, public opinion is mixed on the ... -
On Equivalent Circuit Modeling for Lithium-ion Batteries Operating over Broad Current Ranges
(University of Kansas, 2023-05-31)Advanced battery management is as important for lithium-ion battery systems as the brain is forthe human body. Its performance rests on the use of fast and accurate battery models. However, themainstream equivalent circuit ... -
Mutants: Ceramic Objects
(University of Kansas, 2023-01-01)The following paper details the conceptual underpinnings, art historical references, and vital-materialistic philosophy of the exhibition titled Mutants, installed in the Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery February 25, ... -
An empirical investigation of Storms’ theory of erotic orientation development
(University of Kansas, 1982-05-31)Storms' theory that erotic orientation results from an interaction between eroticization process onset and social development during early adolescence was tested. The constructs of eroticization process onset and homoeroticism ... -
The Chinese influence on Western theatre : from transposition to transformation
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)The classical Chinese theatre has come to be recognized by Westerners as a well-preserved traditional theatrical form with unique features worthy of exploration. This thesis deals with some significant examples of the ... -
Attitudes about abortion among college students
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)The attitudes about abortion held by 390 under graduate students were investigated. Three hypotheses were formulated for testing: (1) there is no significant difference between the attitudes of religious and non-religious ... -
A New Species of Abyssal Sea Anemone and Its Symbiotic Relationship with a Scaphopod
(University of Kansas, 1996-12-31)In this thesis I report the results of the first study of a symbiosis between an abyssal sea anemone and a scaphopod. describe the sea anemone as Benthactis nomadas n. g., n. sp. The sea anemones and scaphopods were ... -
Uranium-lead isotopic systematics in the northeastern border zone of the Idaho batholith, Bitterroot Range, Montana
(University of Kansas, 1981-05-31)The Idaho batholith is a composite calc-alkaline plutonic complex that formed as part of a continuous belt of intrusions that extended along the western margin of Mesozoic North America. The limited available data suggest ... -
A descriptive study of changes following a physical fitness : physical education program for mentally retarded adolescents
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)The purpose of this descriptive study was to analyze changes in twelve physical fitness parameters following a two school year physical fitness/physical education program for moderately mentally retarded adolescents. ... -
Teacher's perceptions of student preparedness and the skills necessary for success in the junior high classroom
(University of Kansas, 1984-12-31)This study was undertaken to gather information about perceptions of LD, sixth-grade, and junior high regular classroom teachers regarding skills necessary and preparedness of students for junior high. The study also sought ... -
Teaching skills for anger management to primary students using music and other expressive arts : efficacy of intervention and socioeconomic relationships
(University of Kansas, 1984-05-31)The purpose of the study was to examine the efficacy of a learning package designed to teach skills for anger management using the expressive arts. The relationship of socioeconomic status to measured ability of students ... -
Speed of sound measurements in potential contrast agents for use in diagnostic ultrasound
(University of Kansas, 1979-05-31)Current state-of-the-art diagnostic ultrasound equipment enables the physician to visually detect differences between and within body tissues. It allows for the detection of some benign and malignant tumors in such organs ...