U.S. household structures have changed dramatically since the pinnacle of the post-World War II baby boom, around 1960 (US Census 2018), when single parents housed about 9% of children. Single parent homes now house 23% of U.S. children (Kramer 2019), the highest rate in the wor…
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The heavily distorting channels limit the use of linear equalizers and the use of the nonlinear equalizers becomes admissible. Most nonlinear equalizers, e.g. Voltera type, are usually too complicated to meet real-time processing demands. Neural networks-based equalizers, especi…
Drug delivery systems (DDS) are essentially pharmaceutical products for human therapy, typically involving a mixture of active ingredients and excipients. Based upon quantitative characterization of structure, the thesis introduces the concept of classifying the architecture of …
My thesis argues that the New Right (NR) sought to manipulate state education as a mechanism of both social transformation and social control in the UK between 1979 and 1992. This is investigated by employing a 'critical realist' perspective which is located within a wider 'neo-…
In this work the method of isotopic substitution in neutron diffraction is used to measure the partial structure factors of several binary systems. Molten sodium chloride at 820(5) °C is investigated and an improvement is made on the previously available data. The applicability …
The use of patterned metallic surfaces for the control of the transmission of microwave radiation has been reinvigorated in recent years due to the success and interest in metamaterial research. These metallic periodic structures, commonly referred to as frequency selective scre…
The structure of molten Au0.81Si0.19, Au0.72Ge0.28 and Ag0.74Ge0.26 alloys with a composition at or near to the eutectic was investigated by using neutron diffraction (ND). The results suggest that the Au-Au distance in the alloys is similar to that of liquid Au, there is a pref…
The henipaviruses, represented by Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV), are emerging zoonotic paramyxoviruses responsible for repeated outbreaks in humans and animals associated with high morbidity and mortality in Australia, Southeast Asia, India and Bangladesh. Several spe…
A series of model supported WO3 catalysts were synthesized on preformed Al2O3, Nb2O5, TiO 2 and ZrO2 supports by impregnation of aqueous ammonium metatungstate, (NH4)10W12O41·5H2 O. The molecular and electronic structures of the supported tungsten oxide phases were determined wi…
The high temperature superconductivity in cuprates is realized by off-stoichiometric doping. In addition to contributing carriers to the CuO2 planes, the dopants inherently introduce local disorder into the systems. Using the X-ray diffuse scattering technique, we studied the do…
E. F. Scott once called Hebrews "the riddle of the New Testament," considering how many basic questions the letter leaves open (e.g., the identity of its author, occasion, and audience, et al.). Sometime later, G. W. Buchanan called Hebrews a "homiletical midrash on Ps 110" in l…
As the primary products of starch digestion by pancreatic α-amylase, maltooligosaccharides (including maltose) are the main substrates for the α-glucosidases at the intestinal brush border. Here, maltose was shown to induce the formation of a higher molecular weight (HMW) sucras…
The purpose of this study was to document the experiences of African-born women faculty and administrators at colleges and universities in the United States. The study explored the factors that motivated African-born women to immigrate to and extend their stay in the United Stat…
This thesis investigates the study of subtractive architecture, It examines sight condition to inspire a unique design with a sustainable structure in a harsh environment. The idea of subtractive architecture through a geological mass refers back two thousand years ago, the Naba…
This project examines a variety of documentary evidence preserved on papyrus in order to discern the nature of family obligations and negotiations for mutual support in Roman Egypt (ca. 30 BC – 4 th c. AD). Modern scholarship on ancient families has largely focused on literary, …
Rhythmic Proportions is a story about shifting the balance between logical structures and artistic freedoms. Manifested through paintings and found objects from a piano, my thesis negotiates a series of missions through an evolution of creative methodology in the interest of dis…
This dissertation argues that Book IV of the canonical Hebrew Psalter (Pss 90-106) sustains the hope that God will keep his covenant with David by installing a future king from David's line. Chapter 1 introduces the debate, states the thesis, surveys the history of psalmic inter…
In most design problems, there are multiple schemas, or ways or orienting and organizing the knowledge content in the problem domain, and which by extension defines the range and bearing of solutions. This dissertation examines the properties of individual and clusters of schema…
While there is no shortage of scholarship on the downstream effects of colonialism, colonial authoritarianism itself remains seriously understudied. This dissertation develops mid-range insights about the “colonial situation” through a three-part exploration of the roles played …