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  • Heavy fermion effective mass in the superconducting vortex state

    Creator:
    Townsend, Emily A.
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    The extended-Lifshitz-Kosevitch formalism (ELK) unifies the treatment of the de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) effect, allowing it to transcend its traditional roles of mapping Fermi surfaces and measuring effective masses. Here we exploit the capabilities of dHvA as a probe of many-body effects to examine heavy-fermion su- perconductivity. ELK successfully describes...
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    the Superconducting Vortex State Abstract approved: Allen L. Wasserman The extended-Lifshitz

  • Challenges to stakeholder participation in coastal resource management : Allen, Northern Samar, Philippines

    Creator:
    Ulrich, Donald R.
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    Collaborative management of subsistence fisheries in the Philippines requires policies that devolve authority to the local level. This involves creating mechanisms to hold managers accountable for creating opportunities for active participation by fisher folk communities. The Philippines has created a comprehensive national framework for the co-management of coastal resources at...
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    Resource Management: Allen, Northern Samar, Philippines AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF

  • Mitigating cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms : the role of plant humics

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    Theis, Susan A. F.
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    Cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms (cyanoHABs) are a growing concern worldwide due to damage of ecosystems and threats to human health. Previous research indicates that plant humics from aquatic and wetland vascular plants are effective inhibitors of cyanobacterial metabolism and growth and may be useful as control agents for mitigating cyanoHABs....
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    : ____________________________________________ Allen J Milligan Abstract: Cyanobacterial harmful algae blooms (cyanoHABs) are a

  • Federal soil conservation policy of the United States : priorities, values, and opportunities

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    Pape, Timothy
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    The objective of this dissertation is to examine federally administered soil conservation policy within the United States and the broadly defined Columbia River Basin in the US Northwest. I accomplish this in five chapters. In the first chapter I provide background information for the study. In the second chapter I...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Allen Thompson The

  • A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

    Creator:
    Bullock, Claude George, III
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    This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...
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    . Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturine and the Shale Gas Extraction Process. Abstract approved Allen

  • Ethics and Human Biomedical Enhancement : A Case for Compatibilism

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    White, Benjamin A.
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    This thesis explores some of the ethical issues pertaining to the use of so-called radical enhancement technology. Key concepts analyzed include “normal function”, “human being”, and “personhood.” I argue that the use of these key concepts in the debate thus far has lacked philosophical rigor, and that a reexamination of...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Allen Thompson This thesis explores some of the ethical issues pertaining to the use

  • Environmental Virtue Ethics in Buddhism

    Creator:
    Peng, Chih-Wei
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    In this thesis, in order to understand why Buddhists in Southeast Asia protect rainforests and to establish a solid foundation for Buddhist environmental ethic, my first two tasks are to draw a clear picture regarding two major environmental concepts--nature and anthropocentrism--in Buddhism and to defend the claims that the Buddhist...
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    : ______________________________________ Allen Thompson In this thesis, in order to understand why Buddhists in Southeast

  • Trickle-down ecohydrology : complexity of rainfall interception and net precipitation under forest canopies

    Creator:
    Allen, Scott T.
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    Rainfall interception is a primary control over the moisture input to a forested ecosystem through the partitioning of precipitation into throughfall, stemflow, and an evaporated component (i.e. the interception loss). Rainfall interception is a spatially and temporally varying process at multiple scales, but heterogeneity in interception processes are poorly understood...
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    Scott T. Allen for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering presented on June 12

  • Three-dimensional motion of the center of mass and energetic cost across a variety of walking speeds : a comparison between adults with and without Down syndrome

    Creator:
    Agiovlasitis, Stamatis
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    It has been previously suggested that the walking pattern of individuals with Down syndrome is inefficient. This is thought to result from increased instability, particularly in the medio-lateral direction, due to the characteristic joint laxity and muscle hypotonia of individuals with DS. Therefore, this work was an attempt to gain...
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    findings. Dr. Michael J. Pavol, Dr. Jeffrey Widrick, and Dr. Joonkoo Yun provided guidance in

  • Determination of unsaturation-, growth phase-, and growth rate-dependent hydrogen isotopic fractionation in C₃₇ alkenones produced by Emiliania huxleyi

    Creator:
    Wolhowe, Matthew D.
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    Recent works have investigated use of the hydrogen isotopic composition of C₃₇ alkenones (δD[subscript K37s]), lipid biomarkers of certain haptophyte microalgae, as an independent paleosalinity proxy. I discuss herein the factors impeding such an application and identify the potential alternative use of δD[subscript K37s] measurements as a proxy for non-thermal,...
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    lengthy mathematical interpretation of my results. I thank Allen Milligan for agreeing to serve on my