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Knowledge Production in the United States: An Analysis Using the Theoretical Frameworks of Marx and Weber
(2017-05)The increased reliance of knowledge in the United States has led to what is often referred to as an emerging knowledge-based society. Knowledge is important to several aspects of society (Campbell, 2006) and is produced ... -
Landscapes of Mothering: Creating Maternal Identity Through Story
(2018-05)This creative dissertation is comprised of a photographic exhibit entitled “Landscapes of Mothering” and a scholarly apparatus that situates the exhibition in the evolution of contemporary photography theories. The ... -
Language and Justification: Richard Rorty’s Therapeutic Philosophy
(2018-05)Framed within Richard Rorty’s understanding of how language and social practices serve as the ground for human knowledge, this dissertation explores the problems of language, justification, and truth. First I examine ... -
Large-Eddy Simulation Study of Turbulent Flow over Dune Field
(2019-12)The interactive feedback between turbulent flow and dune morphology is significant to understand the formation of dune field and turbulent flow physical attributes. Different kinds of deductions and formulas are proposed ... -
Late Cenozoic Displacement Transfer Analysis Within Deep Springs Valley, Eastern California With Gravity Modeling
(2019-05)The northern segment of the Eastern California Shear Zone (ECSZ) is characterized by rightlateral transtension accommodated on a network of north-northwest and northwest striking dextral transcurrent faults connected by ... -
Late Cenozoic High-Angle Transtensional and Low-Angle Detachment Faults in the Eastern Mina Deflection, West-Central Nevada
(2018-08)The region in west-central Nevada underlain by the Mina deflection, a belt of curved east-northeast and north-northwest high-angle faults linking the Eastern California Shear Zone and southern Walker Lane to the central ... -
Late Oligocene to Early Miocene North-South Extension in the Western Great Basin
(2018-08)In the central and southern Walker Lane, a network of six east-northeast east-west, and westnorthwest trending half-grabens, spanning an area of 15,000 km2, controlled the spatial distribution and thickness of late Oligocene ... -
Layered Metal Dichalcogenides Thin Films Deposited by Pulse Laser Deposition
(2017-12)Layered metal dichalcogenides (LMDs) have outstanding intrinsic properties and are considered potential candidate electronic materials for emerging devices in the fields of optoelectronics, piezoelectronics, and lately in ... -
LDPC Coded Visible Light Communication
(2018-08)Visible light communication (VLC) using the visible light band in the electromagnetic spectrum (EM) promises an opportunity to reach a significantly large and unregulated part of the EM spectrum. Therefore, this modality ... -
Learn DNA: An interactive VR application for learning DNA structure
(2018-05)Education is one of the important applications of Virtual Reality (VR). VR learning environments are engaging for students, and increase their interest in education. One reason for the success of VR in education is its ... -
Learning Based Algorithms for Speech Applications Under Domain Mismatch Conditions
(2019-05)Recent years have experienced a tremendous growth in the use of voice based virtual assistants. Communicating with the digital world via voice is becoming a very easy and pleasant experience, since this mode of interaction ... -
Liberal Peace in East Asia? A Study of China-Taiwan Relations
(2019-05)According to the concept of democratic peace, the more democracies emerge, the less conflict will occur. However, a mature democracy is not built and can not be consolidated in one day. In fact, an immature democratic ... -
Linear and Star-Like Substituted Polycaprolactones for Enhanced Delivery of Doxorubicin
(2017-08)Doxorubicin is a poorly water soluble chemotherapeutic drug used in the treatment of many cancers. However, due to its toxic side effects, there has been a lot of effort to develop better delivery methods for this drug ... -
Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Actuators and Electronics
(2019-08)Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are well-recognized for programmable, large strain, and reversible shape changes in response to external stimuli. However, so far, there are several issues preventing the use of this class ... -
Load Aware Controller Failover and Controller Restoration Mechanisms in SDN Control Plane Using Rest-API
(2018-12)Single point of controller failure is a crucial matter of single controller SDN applications. In addition to the vulnerability of single point of failure, single controller applications face low-scalability and performance ... -
Local CEOs, Career Concerns, and Voluntary Disclosure
(2018-08)I study whether the management guidance provided by local CEOs differs from the guidance provided by nonlocal CEOs. The geographic preferences of the CEOs lead to segmented executive labor markets, which impose higher costs ... -
Lombard Effect in Speech Production by Cochlear Implant Users: Analysis, Assessment and Implications
(2017-05)In daily communication, speakers aim to communicate their message in a manner that is intelligible to listeners. When individuals with normal hearing become aware of reduced auditory feedback due to environmental noise, ... -
Longitudinal Effects of Amyloid on Cognitive Decline in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
(2017-12)Understanding the role of amyloid pathology in cognitively normal adults is of utmost importance to the potential treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. The present dissertation utilizes PET imaging with the ... -
Low-Computational-Cost Parabolic RANS Solver for Simulating and Optimizing Wind Turbine Columns
(2017-12)A computational fluid dynamics tool for prediction of wakes and their interactions within a wind turbine column is presented. A Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) solver is developed for axisymmetric wake flows using ... -
Low-Power Techniques for Resolution and Frequency-Reconfigurable Data Conversion for Sensor-Based Applications
(2017-05)Owing to the rapid technological advancements, the area of Wireless Sensor Networks has seen a Tremendous growth and are instrumental in a multitude of applications ranging from health monitoring to space exploration. ...