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GENOCIDE BY ATTRITION IN THE U.S. POST 1968: URBAN PLANNING- THE CONSCRIPTED TOOL TO DISCHARGE AND INTEGRAL TO RECONCILATION
(2024-01-16)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 02/01/2026** This research examines the life conditions of African Descendants of American Slavery (ADAS) in the U.S. and posits that the State (U.S. government) has and ... -
GENOMIC STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY IN NEOTROPICAL HERPETOFAUNA: THE ROLE OF DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY AND GENE FLOW
(2021-08-03)The effects of genetic introgression on species boundaries and how they affect species’ integrity and persistence over evolutionary time have received increased attention. The increasing availability of genomic data has ... -
GENOTYPIC RESULT OF THE INSULIN-LIKE RECEPTOR GENE KNOCKOUT IN DAPHNIA PULEX EB1
CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas9 has been used in multiple gene modification studies in various organisms. Daphnia, water fleas, are used in ecological studies due to their ability ... -
Gentrification in Washington D.C.: A Tug-of-War Between Development and Displacement
(2018-05-09)During the past two decades, gentrification has been defined as a form of urban renewal where suburban dwellers have opted to return to the inner cities, attracting new investments, property development, and higher housing ... -
Geochemical Analysis Of The Woodford Shale, Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma
(Geology, 2014-07-14)The Woodford Shale is a dark, siliceous mudstone that was deposited in a rift basin during late Devonian to early Mississippian times. Three drill cores containing the Woodford Shale from the Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma, have ... -
GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HORN RIVER FORMATION: BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA
(2017-05-23)The Devonian Horn River basin of northeastern British Columbia is the largest producing shale gas field in Canada. It has an estimated 500-600 TCF of light hydrocarbons in place stacked in multiple formations in an ... -
Geochemical Investigation Of Tungsten In Two Groundwater Flow Systems: The Carrizo Sand Aquifer, Texas, USA, And The Aquia Aquifer, Maryland, USA
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2008-08-08)Groundwater sampled were collected from well sites located within the Carrizo Sand aquifer in Atascosa and McMullen counties in Texas, and also within the Aquia Aquifer, Maryland in the counties of Queen Anne's, Kent, and ... -
Geochemistry Of Molybdenum In The Aquia Aquifer, Maryland, USA
(Geology, 2010-03-03)The present study contributes to the understanding of controls on and behavior of molybdenum (Mo) in an aquifer, and its potential as an indicator of changing redox conditions along the groundwater flowpath. The central ... -
Geochemistry Of The Haynesville Formation Using The Carthage Core In Panola County, Texas
(Geology, 2014-07-14)The Haynesville Formation has been described as a fine grained, organic, homogeneous shale that was deposited during the warm upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) in the tectonically formed East Texas Basin (Mainali, 2011). The ... -
Geographic Variation In The Morphometrics Of Emydoide blandingii
(Biology, 2007-08-23)Morphometric measurements were taken from museum specimens Emydoidea blandingii. Samples were taken from Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, New York and Minnesota as well as from Ontario, Canada. Populations ... -
Geography Of Disability. An Analysis Based On The Socioeconomic Levels Of Two Metropolitan Areas: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon And Dallas, Texas
(Social Work, 2014-03-12)This doctoral project investigated the performance of disability within two different political, cultural, and socioeconomic environments. Data were analyzed from decennial census data from Mexico (2010) and the U.S. (2000) ... -
Geohazard Potential Of Rainfall Induced Slope Failure On Expansive Clay
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)Each year, rain induced slope failures cause significant damages in highway infrastructures and environments, as well as tragic losses of human lives around the world. Rainfall-induced slope failure is a common problem in ... -
A Geologic Map And Stratigraphy Of Upper Guadalupian - Lower Ochoan (permian) Strata Along And East Of Fm 2185 In The Northwestern Apache Mountains Near Van Horn, West Texas
(Geology, 2010-03-03)A surface geologic map is constructed for an area of approximately four square miles east of Texas FM 2185, 35 miles northeast of Van Horn, West Texas in the northwestern part of the Apache Mountains. Middle Permian ... -
Geology Of The Northwestern Apache Mountains, Southeast Culberson County, West Texas, U.S.A.
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2009-09-16)Middle Permian marine (Bell Canyon Formation) strata along the southwestern margin of the Delaware Basin in southeastern Culberson County, Texas provide excellent exposures of basinal and slope strata, useful fossils for ... -
Geomechanical Analysis of Rock Brittleness with Comparisons to the Mineralogical Brittleness Index
(2016-05)A significant area of research within the Oil and Gas industry centers around the understanding of rock brittleness and fracture mechanics related to inducing and extending hydraulic fractures. This study defines rock ... -
A Geomechanical Equation For Fracture Density/brittleness And Comparisons With A Mineralogical Brittleness Index
As production of hydrocarbons from tight reservoirs becomes more prevalent, the need to understand fracture density and what can affect fracture density has become the goal of new research. In this study, fracture density ... -
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGE ON THE TEXAS COAST BY 2100
(2020-05-14)Tropical cyclones pose a major hazard to the State of Texas. Anthropogenic climate change and global warming have the potential to increase extreme weather events and lead to enhanced flood hazard zones. This study aims ... -
Germanium Based Nanotubes: Fact Or Fiction?
(Physics, 2008-09-17)Unlike carbon nanotubes, nanostructures of Ge, a group IV semiconductor, have not been fully explored. In particular, there is limited data available on Germanium-based nanotubes. The aim of this thesis is to explore the ... -
Giovanni Battista Ramusio And The History Of Discoveries: An Analysis Of Ramusio's Commentary, Cartography, and Imagery in Delle Navigationi et Viaggi
(History, 2007-09-17)Giovanni Battista Ramusio was a sixteenth-century Venetian scholar who was very interested in the studies of geography and cartography. Ramusio's keen interest was in the findings of travelers and explorers to all parts ... -
GLAZE EPOCHS: EXTERNALIZING MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TANGIBLE DATA RECORDS IN A CERAMICS STUDIO
(2021-05-11)The "material turn" in HCI has placed a renewed focus on informing design from the relationships found in material-based interactions. While several ethnographic works provide insight into how practitioners converse with ...