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XANES And FTIR Study On Dried And Calcined Bones
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-04-11)
The animal bones are common archeological finds and are helpful in understanding the human past. The bones undergo transformation when they are calcined. The cooked and cremated bones undergo different transformation, ...
Essays On Option Market Information Content, Market Segmentation And Fear
(Finance & Real Estate, 2012-07-25)
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay tests whether stock returns can be predicted using divergence from put-call parity. Using a robust methodology that controls for the early exercise premium of ...
A Viscoelastic Model For Human Prolapsed Vaginal Wall Tissue
(Biomedical Engineering, 2012-04-11)
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) affects thousands of elderly women each year. Improvements in surgical repair could benefit from the understanding of the biomechanical properties of the vaginal wall (VW) tissues to better ...
Ion Exchanger Based Ion Generation And Removal Devices. Behavior And Applications
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2012-04-11)
Ion exchangers have many important applications. In Ion chromatography (IC), ion exchangers are used as stationary phase and used in some of the key components. The innovations that make the modern IC the most popular ...
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 ...
Examining Income Polarization Indices In The Context Of `World City Thesis': An Analysis Of Large U.S. Metropolitan Areas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2012-04-11)
For more than three decades, the `global city thesis' or the `world city thesis' has attracted scholarly contributions from urban planners, geographers, sociologists and urban political economists interested in socioeconomic ...
Mobile Device Usage On Campus Spaces: Implications On Design And Behavior
(Landscape Architecture, 2012-04-11)
This study explores the relationship between place, behavior, and technology in order to identify how users interact with the physical features of public space while interacting with mobile technology. The introduction ...
Landscape Practices On Gas Well Sites In North Texas: Perceptions Of Selected Industry Representatives And Regulators
(Landscape Architecture, 2012-04-11)
Fossil fuel extraction, a principal industry in Texas, has turned toward natural gas exploration in the Barnett Shale, altering the landscapes of urban and rural communities alike. Improvements in technology have caused ...
Illustration Of Fundamentals Of Mechanical Vibration Using Computable Document Format
(Mechanical Engineering, 2012-07-25)
The main objective of this study is focused on the better understanding of the basic concepts of mechanical vibrations and its free and ready availability to the entire student community all over the globe.In this study ...
Spur Gear Analysis Using Mathcad
(Mechanical Engineering, 2012-07-25)
In gear manufacturing applications, it is required to calculate surface stress and bending stress with minimum error. This thesis represents engineering calculation of bending and surface compression of external teethed ...