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  • Photo-enhanced Toxicity of Oil Constituents and Corexit 9500 to Gulf of Mexico Marine Organisms

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    Finch, Bryson E.
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    Significant inputs of hydrocarbons are continually released into the environment from anthropogenic and natural sources. Some of the most toxic hydrocarbon compounds are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are known for their ability to absorb ultraviolet light and enhance toxicity. Generally, PAHs exert their toxicity via narcosis but UV-absorbing...
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    : ______________________________________________________________________________ William A. Stubblefield Significant inputs of hydrocarbons are continually released into

  • Making the Unconscious Unconscious : Reclaiming Microinteractions for People with Motor Disabilities

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    Lazewatsky, Daniel A.
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    Numerous diseases and injuries can limit a person's ability to perform everyday tasks -- things like getting dressed, bathing, and eating. Anything that requires physical activity can be affected; even simple things like turning on the lights can become difficult or impossible. Until recently, the only way for a person...
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    Abstract approved: William D. Smart Numerous diseases and injuries can limit a person’s ability to

  • Trophic cascades and large mammals in the Yellowstone ecosystem

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    Painter, Luke E.
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    Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) in 1995-96 provided a rare opportunity to observe the response of an ecosystem to the return of a top predator, including possible reversal of decades of decline of aspen, cottonwood, and tall willows suppressed by intensive herbivory on elk winter ranges. To...
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    : William J. Ripple Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) in 1995-96 provided a

  • Privacy-Sensitive Robotics

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    Rueben, Matthew R.
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    This dissertation focuses on personal privacy in human-robot interaction, which we call "privacy-sensitive robotics." Our understanding of "privacy" is very broad, including not just information privacy but also physical, psychological, and social privacy. We begin by surveying the scholarly literature on privacy and talking about why it applies to interactions...
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    Robotics Abstract approved: William D. Smart This dissertation focuses on personal privacy in human

  • Identification and characterization of type III effector proteins in plant-associated bacteria

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    Thomas, William J.
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    Symbioses between microbes and multicellular eukaryotes are found in all biomes, and encompass a spectrum of symbiotic lifestyles that includes parasitism and disease, commensalism, and mutually beneficial interdependent host-microbe relationships. Regardless of outcome, these symbiotic lifestyles are governed by a complex molecular "courtship" between microbe and potential host. This courtship...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF William J

  • Branching Brownian Motion with One Absorbing and One Reflecting Boundary

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    Felder, William F.
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    In this work we will analyze branching Brownian motion on a finite interval with oneabsorbing and one reflecting boundary, having constant drift rate toward the absorbingboundary. Similar processes have been considered by Kesten ([12]), and more recently byHarris, Hesse, and Kyprianou ([11]). The current offering is motivated largely by the...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF William F. Felder for the

  • From multitarget tracking to event recognition in videos

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    Brendel, William
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    This dissertation addresses two fundamental problems in computer vision—namely, multitarget tracking and event recognition in videos. These problems are challenging because uncertainty may arise from a host of sources, including motion blur, occlusions, and dynamic cluttered backgrounds. We show that these challenges can be successfully addressed by using a multiscale,...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF William Brendel for the

  • An Assessment of the “Sweating Sickness” Affecting England During the Tudor Dynasty

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    Wollert, Edwin Del
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    While historiography and interest in Tudor England at both the popular and specialist levels presents few signs of diminishing, there may nonetheless exist a sense that we have little left to learn about this period and its culture. A notable gap in our knowledge, however, remains regarding the mysterious disease...
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    landing in southwest Wales by Henry and his forces, William Stanley had permitted them to pass “along

  • Predator Conservation and Trophic Ecology

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    Wolf, Christopher
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    Many of Earth’s terrestrial large carnivore species are threatened with extinction. As a result, some of the ecological effects associated with these species may be lost. With the goal of furthering large carnivore conservation research, I conduct three global scale analyses involving these species. First, I explore prey depletion as...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Alix I. Gitelman ______________________________________________________ William

  • Exploratory Studies Within the Exotic Lyonsite Structure

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    Tang, Joseph N.
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    Structure-property relationships have always underpinned the field of solid state chemistry; dependable structural descriptions are integral to understanding and controlling the physical properties of inorganic compounds old and new. While a handful of crystal structures are celebrated for their versatility, flexibility, and functionality, the existence of more exotic structures is...
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    Cheong, Greg Herman, and William Warnes for their time and commitment as my committee members. I would