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  • Zeros of Replicable Functions

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    Toomey, Benjamin J.
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    Following the work of Asai, Kaneko, and Ninomiya for Faber polynomials associated to the modular group, and Bannai, Kojima, and Miezaki's partial proof for the case of the Fricke group of level 2, we show that the zeros of certain modular functions for some low-level genus zero groups associated to...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin John

  • The Identification of Common Environmental and Demographic Associations for Tick-Borne Disease Risk and Surveillance Efforts in the United States

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    Ashraf, Benjamin J.
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    Ixodes scapularis (e.g. blacklegged tick) is a hard-bodied tick considered endemic to certain regions within the United States. This species is considered a primary vector of Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), anaplasmosis (Anaplasma phagocytophilum) and babesiosis (Babesia microti). Each of these tick-borne diseases represent a growing health concern within the nation...
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    THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin J. Ashraf for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health

  • Usable and Scalable Querying of Scientific Datasets

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    McCamish, Benjamin J.
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    Scientists and engineers have to analyze and query multiple large databases. Analysis over databases created by phasor measurement units can provide insight into the health of the grid, thereby improving control over operations. Realizing this data-driven control, however, requires validating, processing and storing massive amounts of PMU data efficiently, which...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin John McCamish

  • A Normal Approximation to N-mixture Models with Applications in Large Abundance Estimation and Disease Surveillance

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    Brintz, Benjamin J.
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    N-mixture models provide a structure for making inference about a local population size while accounting for imperfect detection. Using a binomial likelihood, they assume prior distributions on the size parameters and then integrate those parameters out of the full likelihood. For large population sizes, the established frequentist methods have exhibited...
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    , the integrating out the random variables {Ni j} leads to computational intractability with the larger

  • Selective inhibition of ion absorption by uranyl

    Creator:
    Mason, Benjamin J.
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    The research presented in this thesis evaluated the effects of uranyl (UO₂⁺⁺) upon the absorption of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cl. Due to the biological importance of Na and K, these two ions were studied in the greatest detail. The results of this research showed that, at UO₂⁺⁺ concentrations...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF BENJAMIN JORDAN MASON for the Ph. D. in Soils (Name) (Degree) (Major) Date

  • Analytical method development for the identification, detection, and quantification of emerging environmental contaminants in complex matrices

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    Place, Benjamin J.
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    The development of analytical methods for emerging contaminants creates many unique challenges for analytical chemists. By their nature, emerging contaminants have inherent data gaps related to their environmental occurrence, fate, and impact. This dissertation is a compilation of three studies related to method development for the structural identification of emerging...
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    from environmental matrices. ©Copyright by Benjamin J. Place

  • The physiology ecology and run diversity of adult Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus, during the freshwater spawning migration

    Creator:
    Clemens, Benjamin J.
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    Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus, have shown recent and rapid declines in abundance. These anadromous fish return to streams where they mature, spawn and die. It has been inferred that Pacific lamprey enter freshwater and reside for ~ 1 year before spawning. This long exposure to the freshwater environment may affect...
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    DISSERTATION OF Benjamin J. Clemens for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fisheries Science

  • Low-cost deposition methods for transparent thin-film transistors

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    Norris, Benjamin J.
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    The objective of this dissertation is to introduce low-cost processing methods for the fabrication of ZnO transparent thin-film transistors (TTFTs). A novel method for depositing ZnO body layers via spin-coating of a zinc nitrate-based spin solution is presented. The processing conditions of spin-coated ZnO are optimized to produce continuous and...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Benjamin J. Norris for the degree

  • Electron molecule interactions of amino acids and peptides

    Creator:
    Figard, Benjamin J.
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    Electron-biomolecule interactions are a biologically relevant field of study because there are several ion fragmentation techniques that have come to the forefront in mass spectrometric analysis that involve the interaction of charged peptides and free electrons. By studying the electron energies that cause fragmentation in neutral amino acids, amino acid...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Benjamin J. Figard for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in