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Highly viscous substances, such as feces, produce significant heat when layer deformation occurs. We describe the use of viscous heating to destroy disease-causing microorganisms and whipworms in feces using a small amount of power. The laboratory-scale unit has a rotating centr…

Sloths are a curious group with a rich fossil history but enigmatic ecology. Proxy techniques like stable isotope analysis (SIA) can provide insight into the dietary ecology of extinct and extant sloths, but both groups present challenges to its application. My approach here is …

This thesis analyzes the human waste crisis in India. The lack of sanitation facilities as well as open defecation seriously impacts India's ability to achieve its sanitation goals by 2015. More importantly, if the World Health Organization is to meet its Millennium Development …