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Coupling Photodriven Multielectron Reduction Of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes With Hydrogen Evolving Co-catalysts
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-09-17)With energy demands continuing to increase, the importance of finding a means of converting solar energy into a usable form of chemical energy continues to escalate. Photocatalysis provides a viable approach to harnessing ... -
COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO DISCHARGE WITH HOME OXYGEN HAVE LOWER READMISSION RATES THAN COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO DISCHARGE WITHOUT OXYGEN
(2023-06-30)The purpose of this study was to explore what the best care should be at discharge after being diagnosed with COVID-19. This was a retrospective study using data from electronic health records. Patients discharged to home ... -
CPTED: Interpreting Contemporary Security Practices In The Era Of Homeland Security
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-04-22)The actions taken by the United States Government to increase domestic security in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, under the guise of homeland security, clearly make use of the techniques and philosophies ... -
Cracked Foundations: St. Antony, Textual Production, And Genre
(English, 2008-09-17)St. Antony is a saint who defies description. The foundational text about Antony--Athanasius' Life of Antony--is a text that introduces many of the paradigmatic elements of the hagiographic genre yet actually subverts ... -
Crashworthiness Design Optimization Using Surrogate Models
(Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Despite the advances in computer technology, the enormous computational cost associated with the large-scale and complex nonlinear crashworthiness simulations renders it to be impractical to rely exclusively on computer ... -
Creating A Cohesive Triple Bottom Line: Helping The Urban Planner As A Liaison To The Citizen
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2012-07-25)This thesis is an attempt to create a viable liaison tool for the urban planner to create a cohesive idea of the Triple Bottom Line of sustainability between the citizen and the government of the city. By using consistent ... -
Creating And Studying "Instant Enemies" And Instant Allies" In Same-sex Dyadic Interactions
(Psychology, 2012-04-11)The present study was designed to investigate the “instant enemy” and “instant ally” phenomena. Forty-three pairs of unacquainted college students interacted in same-sex and same-race pairs for 10 minutes. In the enemy ... -
Creating Myself: Friendship As Black Women's Liberation In Toni Morrison's Sula And Alice Walker's The Color Purple
The talking book trope, begun in the era of and with the authors of slave narratives, firmly establishes a literary tradition for black writers that continues today. Contemporary authors employ this rhetorical device in ... -
Creating Tools to Investigate the Predictive Power of Polygenic Score for the Big 5 Personality Traits and Math Ability
(2023-06-30)Studies have shown that personality and mathematical ability are heritable traits. In the past, the genetic component of this heritability was investigated using twin studies where genetically identical twins are reared ... -
Creative Collaboration in Rural Texas Communities
(2022-12-12)The body of research investigating collaboration has grown exponentially in recent years with the realization of its potential in generating innovative solutions to complex problems. Even though an abundance of literature ... -
Creative Destruction In The Pharmaceutical Industry
(Economics, 2007-08-23)Pharmaceutical firms usually patent any new innovation in terms of the chemicals they use. These innovations are then developed in to drugs which are marketed once approved by FDA. These patents have made and receive ... -
Creep Response and Adhesion Dynamics of Glioblastoma Multiforme Cells During Migration in Confined Environment
(2018-05-10)Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and malignant form of primary brain tumor. One of the major challenges facing the treatment of GBM tumors is the detachment and subsequent migration of peripheral cells. ... -
Crime Across the Ages: An Examination of Intergenerational Crime and Recidivism among Serious Juvenile Offenders
(2022-12-19)Although prior research has studied whether parents and their criminal histories impact a juvenile’s likelihood to commit crime, there has been little examination of whether the criminal histories of family members impact ... -
Crime In Transit Oriented Districts: Learning From Dallas, Texas
(Landscape Architecture, 2013-07-22)Recognizing that the components of the built environment may effect crime in urban areas, emerging transit station areas and Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) and districts (TODT) present new challenges for designers and ... -
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: Crime Free Multi Housing In Arlington, Texas
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2012-04-11)The purpose of this study is to measure and compare calls for service at the apartment communities participating in the Crime Free Multi-Housing Program in the belief that a reduction in calls for service should translate ... -
Criminal Psychological Profiling: A Comparative Study Of Knowledge And Perception Between Police Officers And Criminology And Criminal Justice Students
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2008-09-17)The purpose of this study is to examine the knowledge and perceptions of police officers from police departments in North Texas and students in the Criminology and Criminal Justice program at the University of Texas at ... -
Crip Mothering: Representation of Disability and Motherhood in Post-1980 American Films
(2021-08-30)Most scholarship on the topic of disability and motherhood tends to be of an empirical nature common to social, education, and psychology studies (Landsman 2008; Wilson and Cellio 2011, Filax and Taylor 2014). Despite the ... -
Crisis In Police Recruitment: Public Service Motivation And Changes In Generational Preferences
(Public Administration, 2012-04-11)The purpose of this research project was to determine if a downward trend exists in the number of people who are motivated to become police officers and to explore whether there has been a shift in motivational factors ... -
Critical Analysis Of Fear Of Crime On College Campuses
(Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2011-07-14)The purpose of this research study is to examine the perception of fear of crime among undergraduate college students who are enrolled in courses in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at the University of Texas ... -
Cross Wavelet Analysis Of Cerebral Hemodynamics In Young And Older Adults
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-09-17)Measurement of cerebral autoregulation is important for the evaluation of a number of clinical disorders that affect cerebral blood flow. Cerebral autoregulation is a mechanism that involves dilation and constriction in ...