Engineering Mechanics is one of the fundamental branches of science which is important for the education of professional engineers regardless of major. Most of the basic engineering courses, such as mechanics of materials, fluid and gas mechanics, machine design, mechatronics, a…
This dissertation analyzes the costly failure of the Reagan Administration's foreign policy in Lebanon during the period following the Israeli invasion of that country in June 1982. The particular emphasis is a case study of the events of the crisis, with concentration on policy…
The mammalian uterus plays a central role in the reproductive process. During pregnancy the organ undergoes a process of remodelling that is not restricted to a change in volume; its behaviour transitions from relative quiescence to regular contraction. This progression is incom…
This study focuses on students' knowledge structure coherence in the domain of force. In particular, the study attempts to resolve the conflicting results obtained by Ioannides and Vosniadou's study and diSessa, Gillespie, and Esterly's study regarding students' explanations abo…
Why do leaders in democracies resort to deception when initiating the use of force? What are the consequences? These questions have taken on renewed importance with the controversies surrounding the Iraq War. My argument is that it is the democratic process that is to blame. Spe…