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  • Examination of lateral stiffness and strength of pitched residential roof diaphragms with implications for seismic design.

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    Kirkham, William J.
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    There are about 80 million single-family dwellings (SFD) in the United States, predominantly of wood-frame construction. Of these, 68% are owner occupied. A home is typically the largest single investment of a family, and is often not covered by earthquake insurance, even where it is available. Of all SFD in...
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    : _______________________________________________________________________ Rakesh Gupta Thomas H. Miller There are about 80 million single-family dwellings (SFD) in the

  • Model and procedure for determination of strength and stiffness of wood studs

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    Fernandez, Virgilio Asuncion
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    Elasticity properties of wood studs are essential inputs for the structural analysis of wood-stud wall systems. A theoretical procedure was developed to determine the probability distributions for the deflection-load relations of stud samples. The procedure is based on the finite element analysis and a Monte- Carlo type simulation and accounts...
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  • Development of high efficiency solar absorbers

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    Ravichandran, Ram
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    Current cadmium telluride and copper indium gallium diselenide thin-film solar cells (TFSCs) utilize thick absorbers (2 - 4 μm). For efficient carrier extraction in these TFSCs, the absorber layer requires high carrier mobilities and a long minority carrier lifetime, which necessitates the use of a high purity, defect-free thin film....
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    (AM0), at the Earth’s surface (AM1.5), and a blackbody radiation at 5800 K. . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 (a

  • Failure analysis of pre-notched composite laminated plates under four-point bending conditions

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    Arias Gonzales, Sergio
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    Ever since composite laminate technology was introduced into the aerospace and automotive industry, there has been a need to fully understand the damage progression experienced by composite laminated plates in the presence of a notch. While numerous research studies have been conducted on this matter when subjected to in-plane loads,...
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    great mentor and engineer that you are. To Dr. William H. Warnes: Bill, you are one of the best

  • Decision-making in the Face of Uncertainty: Examining the Interplay between Social Relations and Loss Aversion in Small-Scale Fishing Communities in Jamaica

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    Wade, Eric A.
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    Decision-making is a highly complex process influenced by the values, attitudes, and cognitive biases of the decision-maker. The classical model of decision-making fails to fully incorporate how decisions are made in situations of uncertainty, where having complete knowledge of all possible outcomes and alternatives is not always possible. In highly...
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    scientific creativity I never knew existed. To my committee members, Dr. Ana K. Spalding, Dr. Eddie Allison

  • A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Rural School Counselors in the State of Georgia in Supporting and Advocating for LGBTQIA+ Students

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    Shain, Jeremy D.
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    Queer students in American public schools may face significant challenges including unsupportive or hostile peers or staff members (Eisenberg et al., 2017). The culture of rural Southern schools may be particularly challenging for these students as they are less likely to have an active support group and more likely to...
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    Consent………………………..136 Appendix H: Interview Questions…………………………………………….139 Appendix I: Cross

  • Long Term Trends and Sources of Sound in United States Waters

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    Haver, Samara M.
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    Passive acoustic monitoring is a valuable tool for observing the status of marine environments. Comparisons of underwater soundscapes over temporal and spatial scales can provide data to inform marine conservation efforts, including protection of threatened and endangered species. This dissertation utilizes passive acoustic data collected via a broadly spaced array...
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    , 1985–1992. doi:10.1121/1.4929899. McLeod, K., and Leslie, H. (2009). Ecosystem-based management for

  • Dynamic and Dual Streaming Methods for H.264 Video and Parallel Performance Modeling

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    Johnson, Taylor N.
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    Traditional approaches to streaming H.264 video over a network typically rely on a single method of transport (i.e., reliable or unreliable) and/or use static values for parameters that can have a significant negative impact on the perceptual quality of the received video. This dissertation presents a dynamic method for wireless...
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    : Dynamic and Dual Streaming Methods for H.264 Video and Parallel Performance Modeling Abstract approved

  • Gathering information rich customer needs for inclusive product design

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    Armstrong, Jessica
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    This work explores a framework for the gathering and analysis of information rich customer needs, with the goal of informing inclusive product design practice. The goal is to be able to provide information and experience to designers so that they can better understand the needs of exceptional users and include...
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  • The Response to Sulforaphane in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cells

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    Watson, Gregory
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    Sulforaphane is an isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables and has been under investigation as a cancer chemopreventive agent for over two decades. The compound is well tolerated and has been shown to slow cancer progression in several different pre-clinical models of carcinogenesis, such as of the lung, breast and colon....
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    Palomera- Sanchez, Chelsea Black, Claudia S Maier, David E Williams, Roderick H Dashwood and Emily Ho