• The Automaton within Man Ray's Films: From Mechanical to Darwinian 

  Cole, Craig (2020-12-03)

  This thesis explores two films within Man Ray’s oeuvre: Le Retour à la Raison (1923) and L’Étoile de Mer (1928). These films seem wholly unrelated to one another – Le Retour emphasizes avant-garde filmmaking techniques and ...

• Torque Profile Improvement of Double Stator Switched Reluctance Motor Through Mechanical Offset Between Inner and Outer Stator 

  Hair, Colbey N (2020-12-04)

  The double stator switched reluctance motor is a derivative of the traditional SRM, using a segmented rotor and two coaxial stators to increase flux density in the machine and improve torque density. Switched reluctance ...

• Ghosts and Hauntings of Western Imperialism The Art of Michael Rakowitz 

  Bailey, James Austin; 0000-0002-3255-6615 (2020-12-04)

  This thesis analyzes the art of Michael Rakowitz, contextualizing it within an array of subjects including but not limited to: Western Imperialism, immigrant communities, social sculpture, museum history, and collective ...

• Design Improvement of Pumping Mechanisms in Daily Necessities for Efficient Recycling 

  Park, Sungju (2020-11-30)

  This thesis concerns the design methodology that replaces metallic springs with plastic ones, which will improve the recycling rate of plastic products. Although metallic compression springs are inexpensive and widely used ...

• Does Race Matter? Testing Parameters for Collaboration Benefits on Face Identification Accuracy 

  Cavazos, Jacqueline G. (2020-11-30)

  The wisdom-of-crowds phenomenon refers to the greater accuracy for judgments made in pairs or groups, compared to individual judgments. These effects have been found also for face identification tasks. Collaborative decision ...

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