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  • Discursive and Psychological Processes in Project MATCH Treatment Manuals and 12-Step Program Literature

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    O'Hara, Margaret A.
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    Addiction is a word that represents a condition that, at best, causes minor disruptions to one’s life and, at worst, is lethal. The current definition was developed by 80 neuroscientists. It references substance use and other behaviors and includes food and sex. Addictions do not seem to be lessening but...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Margaret A. O’Hara

  • Computational Modeling of Smoldering Combustion in Wildland Fuels

    Creator:
    Jayasuriya, Waduge Jayani A.
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    Smoldering combustion in wildland fires is a critical phenomenon that needs in-depth study because it can initiate with weaker ignition sources, can persist for long periods, is difficult to suppress, and can transit to flaming combustion. Cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are the major organic constituents within biomass, in varying proportions...
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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 5.8 Morris screening analysis results for a mixture of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin that

  • Adaptive Learning Module for Introduction to Materials Science

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    Nigon, Nutnicha
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    There is a growing need for individualized instructional designs in 4-year institutions due to: 1) growing undergraduate enrollment trends across the U.S., 2) broader diversity in students backgrounds, and 3) the growing prevalence of asynchronous remote learning. With the growth in computer technology in education, tools such as adaptive intelligent...
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    : ____________________________________________________________ Julie D. Tucker Milo D. Koretsky There is a growing need for individualized instructional

  • Inferring Patterns and Processes of Emergence in Clonal Phytophthora Epidemics using Population Genomic Approaches

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    Cauldron, Nicholas C.
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    Oomycete and fungal pathogens threaten food, fiber, and forests around the world. With climate change, these pathogens are expected to emerge more frequently. Evolution can facilitate their emergence through mechanisms such as mutations that change or expand host range. Characterizing evolutionary mechanisms in plant pathogens will contribute to our ability...
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    mechanisms in plant pathogens will contribute to our ability to predict how or when a pathogen might

  • The Evolution of Scleractinian Microbial Symbionts

    Creator:
    McMinds, Ryan C.
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    The modern world has presented many threats to the health and stability of ecosystems worldwide. One of the most biodiverse ecosystems, coral reefs, faces particularly strong pressures, and is already declining rapidly in complexity and area. Although the stressors that affect reefs are diverse, ranging from nutrient pollution to overfishing,...
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    is the result of a breakdown in the symbiosis of the coral with photosynthetic algae of the family

  • The Evolution of Software Entropy in Open Source projects: An Empirical Study

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    Mannan, Umme Ayda
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    Software entropy impacts the overall quality of software systems. High entropy hinders developers from understanding the purpose of a piece of code and can cause developers to make sub-optimal changes and introduce bugs. Researchers have used entropy scores to measure the naturalness of code. However, thus far, no one has...
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    Technical Report
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    Engineering 17, 4-5 (2012), 531–577. [12] Mark Gabel and Zhendong Su. 2010. A study of the uniqueness of

  • On Avoiding Power-Seeking by Artificial Intelligence

    Creator:
    Turner, Alexander M.
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    We do not know how to align a very intelligent AI agent's behavior with human interests. I investigate whether—absent a full solution to this AI alignment problem—we can build smart {\ai} agents which have limited impact on the world, and which do not autonomously seek power. In this thesis, I...
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    not know how to align a very intelligent ai agent’s behavior with human interests. I investigate

  • Development of Computational, Visualization, and Molecular Tools for Fungal and Oomycete Community Ecology

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    Foster, Zachary Stephen Longiaru
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    Oomycetes are an important group of organisms with a variety of ecological roles similar to fungi. Although many are well-studied plant pathogens known for their devastating effects on agricultural systems, most are little-studied saprobes and parasites of plants and animals in nearly every ecosystem on earth. The advent of affordable...
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    organisms with a variety of ecological roles sim- ilar to fungi. Although many are well-studied plant