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(Virginia Tech, 1998-01-13)For several years, certain personal efforts relied heavily upon an essential belief in Lou Kahn's masterful answer to a student's question, because Architecture is. Kahn's spiritual awareness brought about a poetic ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-01-22)This research paper examines China's urban housing reform with a historical perspective, which provides an insight into current housing policy. In the past two decades, urban housing in China has been under a drastic ...
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Effect of Environmental Conditions and Structural Design on Linear Cracking in Virginia Bridge Decks(Virginia Tech, 1998-02-16)EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN ON LINEAR CRACKING IN VIRGINIA BRIDGE DECKS Wesley John Keller Abstract Chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcing steel is widely accepted as the primary cause ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-03-15)Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) have many desirable forage attributes, are grown extensively throughout the USA, and combined form a productive pasture mixture. The objective of ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-03-16)Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) is one of the most important crops of the world. Among the various viruses infecting soybean, peanut mottle virus is most commonly found on soybeans in areas where they are grown in close ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-03-30)Inhibited immune responses have been observed following occupational, inadvertent, or therapeutic exposure to chemically diverse xenobiotics. In the present studies, preliminary data were generated showing limited but ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-06)The gene encoding the Dictyostelium replication protein A large subunit (DdRPA1) has been cloned by screening of an EcoR I partial genomic library and a Hind III genomic sub-library. The complete nucleotide sequence, ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-06)Drosophila nonclaret disjunctional (Ncd) is a kinesin-like C-terminal motor protein that is involved in spindle assembly in oocytes during meiosis and in spindle maintenance in early embryos during mitosis. Ncd interacts ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-09)The U.S. Geological Survey started measuring stream flow in 1888 as part of a public land irrigation study. The demand for accurate stream flow measurement has increased with the rising concern about nonpoint source ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-10)In my research, I examined abandonment fears in persons with Alzheimer's disease at the Salem Veterans Affairs adult day care center. I observed fifty hours at the center, and conducted open-ended interviews with two of ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-10)In comparison to conventional cruise control, adaptive cruise control (ACC) vehicles are capable of sensing forward traffic and slowing to accommodate as necessary. When no forward vehicles are present, ACC function is ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-16)The toxicity of ammonia has become an issue in recent years, especially in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Currently, the EPA has set a chronic criterion of 0.035 mg/L (unionized ammonia). The chronic criterion is a four-day ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-17)With the proliferation of computers into homes and businesses and the explosive growth rate of the Internet, the ability to conduct secure electronic communications and transactions has become an issue of vital concern. ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-21)We are living in a fast track world, where technology increasingly dictates our way of life. With technology progressing faster than ever and infiltrating our jobs and homes, we are forced to adapt to this way of life in ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-23)The peripheral region of South Sinai in Egypt is experiencing large-scale tourism development on the Gulf of Aqaba coast. Its Bedouin community is facing great challenges in its struggle for livelihood and ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-24)Decision-makers involved in material choice decisions in the United States infrastructure were surveyed to identify factors which are important in the material choice decision and to determine the perceptions of wood ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-24)Marine mammals are known for their low susceptibility to mercury toxicity, and it was hypothesized that selenium may play a role in protection against mercury toxicity. To gain insight into the mechanisms of the low ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-04-29)This thesis studied the finite element modeling of plane wave acoustic phenomena in ducts. The study looked into finite element factors such as shape functions, mesh refinement, and element distortion. The study concluded ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-05-05)The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of the 5/16 in. diameter Elco Grade 8 standoff screw as a mechanical shear connector in composite joists. Standoff screws are being investigated as ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-05-06)The city block may be seen as the fabric of the urban environment. It is often a compacted form, divided only by changing facades and party walls. Boxes all in rows. There is an inescapable sense of enclosure. Architecture ...
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