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What Myths Reveal About How Humans Think: A Cognitive Approach To Myth
(Humanities, 2007-08-23)
This thesis has two main goals: (1) to argue that myths are natural products of human cognition; and (2) that structuralism, as introduced by Claude Levi-Strauss, provides an over-arching theory of myth when supplemented ...
Cannibalism In A Cultural Context: Cartographic Imagery And Iconography Of The New World Indigenous Peoples During The Age Of Discovery
(History, 2007-08-23)
This dissertation seeks to explore the imagery of the indigenous peoples as cannibals on the fifteenth-century cartography of the New World. This imagery represented the Amerindians of the South American interior on maps ...
The Death Penalty Through The Lenses Of Criminology/Criminal Justice Students And Non-CRCJ Students
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2007-08-23)
The purpose of this study is to examine the possible relationship between level of knowledge and perception regarding capital punishment among criminology/criminal justice (CRCJ) students in comparison with non-CRCJ majors. ...
An Emission Model For Lunar Regolith Surfaces Based On Matrix Doubling Method
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)
An emission model based on Matrix Doubling Method is implemented for the calculation of emission signatures from the lunar regolith surfaces. The matrix doubling method is used to solve the radiative transfer equations ...
Identifying Individual Eurasian Otters (Lutra lutra) Based On Measurements Of Their Footprints Standardization Of The Method And Its Potential For Censusing And Monitoring Wild Otter Populations
(Biology, 2007-08-23)
A method for identifying individual Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra L.) from measurements of their footprints was first tested by performing experiments with captive animals. Digital photographs were taken of imprints in mud ...
Collision Response For Virtual Laparoscopic Surgery
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)
During laparoscopic surgery the surgeon operates inside the abdomen guided by the 2D imagery of the operating area. This image is obtained via a camera inserted through a small incision. Laparoscopic surgery, in contrast ...
A Framework For A Dynamic Invocation Interface And High-level Interoperability For Mobile Agent Platforms
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
The mobile agent paradigm for distributed systems is inherently suitable for many applications ranging from network management to e-commerce. One inherent problem to its wide spread use is communication between disparate ...
Efficient Multi-view Video Coding Scheme Based On Dynamic Video Object Segmentation
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
Multi-view video, which simultaneously acquires multiple video sequences from multiple viewpoints or view directions, is poised to become the next generation video technology. Exploiting redundancy is the hallmark of ...
Generation Planning And Market Operation Strategies In The Southwest Power Pool Energy Imbalance Service Market
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)
The transition of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) from its traditional operation under tariff towards the new market environment has significant impact on the utilities in the SPP footprint, both in terms of planning and ...
Performance Studies On Rigid Pavement Sections Built On Stabilized Sulfate Soils
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)
Soils of Southeast Arlington are highly expansive and rich in sulfates. They undergo sulfate induced heaving when traditional calcium based stabilizers are used for soil stabilization (Puppala et al. 1998). Traditional ...