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  • Restoration of Pigeon Guillemot Nesting Habitat Through Removal of Introduced Predators

    Creator:
    Stark, Samuel B.
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    The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) in Prince William Sound, Alaska provided impetus for a great deal of research into the ecosystems of the Northern Gulf of Alaska. Buried within the multitude of resulting impacts, which included hundreds of thousands of oiled seabirds and dramatic ecosystem shifts in the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________  Daniel D. Roby    The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) in Prince William Sound, Alaska

  • Computing Substation Fragility as a Function of Seismic Component Failure

    Creator:
    Stark, William D.
    Abstract:
    The electrical grid of the Western Interconnection is vulnerable to earthquake damage, especially large-magnitude megathrust events, due to the unique seismic profile of the region. However, the size of the Western Interconnection makes it difficult to model seismic failure in electrical substations to the level of detail necessary to improve...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William Daigle Stark for the

  • Investigation, analysis and design of an experiment to test ponding loads on flexible roof systems

    Creator:
    Stark, Duncan
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    While damages due to ponding are common and expensive, provisions for design and construction of flat roof systems lack guidance regarding these loads. The goal of this research is to present methods of designing or building flat roofs that are less vulnerable to this condition. An investigation of the literature,...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    AND DESIGN OF AN EXPERIMENT TO TEST PONDING LOADS ON FLEXIBLE ROOF SYSTEMS by Duncan Stark

  • Experimental and analytical investigation of ponding load effects on a steel joist roof system

    Creator:
    Stark, Duncan
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    Ponding of water on roof systems leading to collapse causes expensive damage and jeopardizes the life safety of building occupants. Current building codes and design specifications for flat roof systems offer minimal guidance in designing for ponding loads. The present research investigated ponding load effects on a long span, lightweight...
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    Masters Thesis
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    THESIS OF Duncan Stark for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering presented on April 28

  • Patterns of distribution, abundance, and change over time in the marine bird community of Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2012

    Creator:
    Cushing, Daniel A.
    Abstract:
    Over recent decades, the marine ecosystems of Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska have experienced the concurrent effects of a major anthropogenic disturbance, the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS), and a dynamic atmospheric-oceanic environment. Studies of top marine consumers can provide insights into processes of ecosystem change. Using data collected...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the Marine Bird Community of Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1989-2012 AN

  • Redefining the past : essays in diplomatic history in honor of William Appleman Williams

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    Williams, William Appleman and Gardner, Lloyd C., 1934-
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    The essays in this collection do not cluster about a specific theme, nor do they present a single unified interpretative approach to issues in the history of American foreign policy. Above all, William Appleman Williams is a teacher. And good teachers are disappointed with conformity. No one would ever come...
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    ofWilliam Applemanlliams William Appleman Williams REDEFINING THE PAST [ssdys in Diplomdtic History

  • The accessible Chaucer

    Creator:
    Luepke, Natasha M.
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    In this thesis I explore the ways in which twenty-first century Americans have access to Geoffrey Chaucer and his works. I look at issues surrounding Chaucer within the canon debate, high school history and literature textbooks, and Chaucer in popular culture, such as in movies like A Knight's Tale. I...
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    Masters Thesis
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    William Shakespeare. I seek to avoid that rhetoric in my own work, in that I view reading of any kind

  • The Clerk’s Tale : literal monstrosities and allegorical problems

    Creator:
    Brock, Christopher J.
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    My thesis, entitled “The Clerk’s Tale: Literal Monstrosities and Allegorical Problems,” argues that Chaucer’s Clerk is engaging both sides of a binary system. The Clerk has situated himself in a precarious position between two major schools of thought in the medieval culture, Franciscan and Dominican; the former promotes the will...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Design and Implementation of an Automated Star Tracking System

    Creator:
    Stark, Colin
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    An Automated Star Tracking System was designed and built for an undergraduate senior design project. The system was designed as a portable and easy to use means of tracking celestial objects, and is usable for a variety of both personal and professional purposes. The project was built around exploring the...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    Microsoft Word - Colin Stark Honors Thesis AN ABSTRACT

  • "Present fears" and "Horrible Imaginings" : Gothic elements in Shakespearean Tragedy

    Creator:
    Appel, Ian S.
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    Gothic literary works are characterized as such by their ability to represent and evoke terror. The form this representation takes is varied; often terror originates in the atmospheric effects of settings, in the appearance of mysterious, supposedly supernatural phenomena, and, perhaps most significantly, in the behavior of villainous characters. Shakespearean...
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    William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! M.H. Abrams allows for this diversity of applications in his