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Creator:: Lawson, LaJean
Abstract:: Female participation in high-contact sports has increased dramatically in the past two decades, raising concern regarding injury to the female breast and the need for protective equipment. While the use of chest/breast protectors by women is advocated, little is known of their efficacy and effect on athletic performance. The purpose...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: sincerest thanks to you, Dr. Clarence Calder, Dr. Leslie Davis-Burns, Dr. Tom Grigsby, Dr. Gerald Smith, Dr

Creator:: Ko, Daekwun
Abstract:: Coal continues to be burned by direct combustion in packed or moving bed in small size domestic furnaces, medium size industrial furnaces, as well as small power stations. Recent stringent restrictions on exhaust emissions call for a better understanding of the process of combustion of coal in beds. The present...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Professor Richard B. Peterson, Professor James R. Welty, and Professor Robert E. Wilson, for serving as

Creator:: Li, Xiaohong, 1963-
Abstract:: This study describes and quantifies some microprocesses of malaria transmission including blood vessel location by Anopheles stephensi and sporozoites delivery of An. stephensi infected by Plasmodium berghei. The study models the effects of malaria parasite-induced changes in probing behavior and mosquito mortality on disease transmisson. Finally, host, vector, and parasitological...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: philosophy and insightful thoughts toward natural sciences. I thank Dr. Ralph E. Berry, one of my committee

Creator:: Thompson, Jon Ira
Abstract:: Lorentz forces provide a unique method for the control and mixing of gas flows without the physical intrusion of objects into the flow. Lorentz forces arise when an electric current is passed through a volume in the presence of a magnetic field. The interaction between the electric current and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Dr. Lorin Davis, Dr. William Warnes, Dr. M. E. Kassner and Dr. Bruce D'Ambrosio also served on my

Creator:: Wu, Yissu
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: my graduate committee members, Dr. Lorin R. Davis, Dr. Blake Peterson, and Dr. R. E. Wilson

Creator:: Zhang, Mingyuan
Abstract:: With the rapid increase of the world energy demand and consumption, the method and techniques to analyze, improve and optimize energy conversion systems have to deal not only with direct fuel exergy (energy) consumption, but also with other resources, which have associated exergy consumptions, and with environmental impacts, such as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Dr. Belinda B. King, and Dr. Robert E. Wilson, for serving as my committee members. Most

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