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  • ESPN and the Construction of Gay Identity

    Creator:
    Cook, Alexandra Cleo
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    On February 9th, 2014 Michael Sam stated in an interview with ESPN's "Outside the Lines" that he is gay. Since he was drafted, Sam will become the first ever openly gay player in NFL history. The following study aims to explore ESPN's coverage of Michael Sam, with a goal of...
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    December 8, 2015. Title: ESPN and the Construction of Gay Identity Abstract approved: Robert S. Iltis

  • "They called me the hyacinth girl" : T. S. Eliot, masculinity, and the Great War

    Creator:
    Query, Patrick
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    This thesis traces the relationship between the First World War, constructions of masculinity, and the life and poetry of T.S. Eliot. Central to this relationship is a study of homoeroticism, which the author characterizes as different from homosexuality but not exclusive of it, in late 19th and early 20th century...
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    "They called me the hyacinth girl" : T. S. Eliot, masculinity

  • Microhabitat associations and behavioral dynamics of co-occurring native Pacifastacus leniusculus and invasive Procambarus clarkii crayfish in Oregon's southern Willamette Valley

    Creator:
    Hanshew, Brett Alan
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    Biological invasions are the second largest threat to biodiversity following habitat loss, and studying invasions has been a focus of ecological the past two decades. Despite the intense research, many basic questions remain empirically unanswered, particularly in the realm of behavior. The purpose of this research was to explore the...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brett Alan Hanshew for the

  • Evaluation of the stray load losses for a three-phase induction motor

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    Nagornyy, Aleksandr S.
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    The evaluation of the stray-load losses in induction motors is an important part of the efficiency estimation process. However, stray-load losses have several components which are difficult to isolate and calculate. Consequently, they are more readily determined by test. IEEE Standard 112-1996 recommends the testing of electrical induction motors at...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Aleksandr S. Nagornyy for the

  • Managing Complicity: Two German Doctors and the United States in the Twentieth Century

    Creator:
    Vaughn, Elizabeth P. C.
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    This thesis examines the origins and outcomes of Operation Paperclip, a program the U.S. government operated in the years immediately following WWII to recruit former Nazi doctors, scientists, and technicians, and capitalize on their research experience. As part of this operation, the U.S. welcomed two doctors who had conducted medical...
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    the Nazi regime: Dr. Hubertus Strughold and Dr. Walter Schreiber. The stories of these two doctors

  • Indoor free-space optical communication enhanced by dynamic optical beam control

    Creator:
    Trotter, Cade W.
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    This work expands the field of indoor free-space optical communication by introducing novel techniques in short range optical communication. The increasing need for high bandwidth communication necessitates the transition to optical frequencies with hundreds of terahertz worth of unregulated bandwidth. Optical communication offers an inherent security advantage over traditional communications...
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Alan X. Wang This work expands the

  • Robust Reference-Free Sim-to-Real Reinforcement Learning for Bipedal Locomotion

    Creator:
    Siekmann, Jonah A.
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    In recent years, model-free Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) has become an increasingly popular alternative to more traditional model-based or optimization-based control methods in solving robotic legged locomotion. However, deploying RL in the real world can be a significant undertaking. Constructing reward functions which compel controllers to learn the desired behavior...
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    -Free Sim-to-Real Reinforcement Learning for Bipedal Locomotion Abstract approved: Alan Fern In

  • UCT for tactical assault battles in real-time strategy games

    Creator:
    Balla, Radha-Krishna
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    We consider the problem of tactical assault planning in real-time strategy games where a team of friendly agents must launch an assault on an enemy. This problem offers many challenges including a highly dynamic and uncertain environment, multiple agents, durative actions, numeric attributes, and different optimization objectives. While the dynamics...
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    Alan Fern We consider the problem of tactical assault planning in real-time strategy games

  • Testing and modeling of the single-phase Written-Pole Motor

    Creator:
    Chis, Lucian
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    A relatively new development in the electric machines field has been the written-pole technology, of which the latest product is the large single-phase electric motor, the single phase Written-Pole Motor (WPM). The WPM is a synchronous, permanent-magnet single-phase motor having a weak rotor cage for start-up which in addition exhibits...
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    Written-Pole Motor Abstract approved. Alan Wallace A relatively new development in the electric

  • Reinforcement Learning for P2P Backup Applications

    Creator:
    Mall, Shikhar
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    A five year study of file-system metadata shows that the number of files increases by 200% and only a select few file-types contribute for over 35% of the files that exist on a file-system. It is difficult to point out a permanent selection of files that a user really cares...
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    having to update the selection every time s/he relocates his/her folders. The survey also points out