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Openness To Experience, Strength Of Sense Of Self, And Cognitive Dissonance In A Counter-attitudinal Advocacy Paradigm
(Psychology, 2011-10-11)
The study was designed to investigate whether personality variables, especially the strength of individuals' sense of self, moderated dissonance reduction behavior in a counter-attitudinal advocacy paradigm. The study ...
Trace Element Geochemistry In Groundwater Flow Systems
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2011-03-03)
This research focuses on trace element geochemistry in three groundwater flow systems: the Carrizo Sand, the Upper Floridan, and the Aquia aquifers. The focus is threefold: (i) studying the geochemical behavior, concentrations, ...
DLP Hyperspectral Imaging For Surgical And Clinical Utility
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-07-14)
Surgeons want technology to help them see differences in tissue chemistry. If they know how oxygenated tissues and organs are during medical procedures, they are more able to eliminate dangerous tissues and maintain viable ...
Online Learning Algorithms For Differential Dynamic Games And Optimal Control
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)
Optimal control deals with the problem of finding a control law for a given system that a certain optimality criterion is achieved. It can be derived using Pontryagin's maximum principle (a necessary condition), or by ...
Neptune: Mobile Manipulator With Advanced Human Robot Interaction
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)
This thesis describes Neptune, a mobile manipulator designed as an assistive device for task-related activities and rehabilitation of children with special needs. Neptune consists of a mobile robot base and a 6DOF robotic ...
Low Complexity AVS-M Using Machine Learning Algorithm C4.5
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)
AVS China is the latest video coding standard developed by the AVS work group of China employing the latest video coding tools for achieving high compression while preserving the quality of the video [15]. AVS China video ...
"What Change Hath God Wrought?": How Gender And The Environment Shaped New England Praying Town Identity And Created A Christian Indian Elect
(History, 2011-07-14)
By the 1780s, Christian Indians from praying towns throughout Southern New England accepted an invitation to reside amongst fellow Christianized Oneida in upstate New York. While all parties agreed to live as one "body" ...
What About Blog? Problematic Internet Use And Personality In Bloggers
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)
The purpose of the current study was to compare bloggers' personalities to the personalities of non-bloggers, and to determine whether it is possible to identify individuals who are more likely to use the Internet in a ...
Comparison Of The DNA Methylation Patterns Between Interspecific Xenopus F1 Hybrids And Their Parental Species
(Biology, 2011-07-14)
In this study the main focus is to compare the methylation patterns of interspecific Xenopus F1 hybrids to the parental species using Methyl-Sensitive Amplification Polymorphisms (MSAPs). Genomic DNA was extracted from the ...
Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Of A Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
(Aerospace Engineering, 2011-07-14)
The purpose of this study is to introduce and demonstrate a fully automated process for optimizing the airfoil cross-section of a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). The objective is to maximize the torque while enforcing ...