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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, 2004-02-03)Architectural orientation of wood surfaces is the primary study of this thesis. To understand different wood surfaces, they are ordered into 4 elements of Architecture; Earth, Air, Fire, Water. This thesis is structured ...
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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, 1999-09-07)Much research has examined how rate affects visual preferences in human infants and auditory preferences in avian infants. In the visual domain, it seems that human infants prefer stimuli (e.g., flashing displays) ...
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Accurate Identification of Significant Aberrations in Cancer Genome: Implementation and Applications(Virginia Tech, 2013-01-07)Somatic Copy Number Alterations (CNAs) are common events in human cancers. Identifying CNAs and Significant Copy number Aberrations (SCAs) in cancer genomes is a critical task in searching for cancer-associated genes. ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2004-05-05)The work presented in this thesis can be divided into two main subjects. First, lightweight designs for acoustic devices such as Helmholtz resonators and loudspeakers used for noise control in rocket payload compartments ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2000-06-22)The characteristics of an automotive passenger seat in response to vibrational excitations are examined and an active vibration isolation system incorporating smart materials is designed, built, and tested. Human sensitivity ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2003-11-14)The research presented in this thesis examines the use of an estimated "actuator work" value as a performance parameter for the comparison of various aerodynamic control device configurations. This estimated "actuator ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2001-05-30)Substantial efforts have been made in the study of occupational induced airway diseases. A strong link has been found between worker exposure to organic dust and resulting acute pulmonary spasms. The supporting studies ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2002-12-04)Cranes are increasingly used in transportation and construction. Increasing demand and faster requirements necessitate better and more efficient controllers to guarantee fast turn-around time and to meet safety requirements. ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1997-08-04)Wireless communication has enjoyed explosive growth over the past decade. As demands for increased capacity and quality grow, improved methods for harnessing the multipath wireless channel must be developed. The use ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2004-02-06)This thesis shows the implementation of a novel control scheme DC-DC converter. The converter is a phase-shifted full-bridge PWM converter that is designed to operate as a front stage of a power conversion system where the ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2002-09-06)Adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV-2) integrates preferentially into a defined site on human chromosome 19, and has been developed as a gene therapy vector. We propose to use this unique recombination event for site-specific ...
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(Virginia Tech, 1998-07-13)The body of research in the area parent-adolescent relationships has excluded certain variables and concentrated on the issue of conflict, with some consideration to time spent together and the affect in the relationship. ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2003-12-19)This investigation examines a new concept in airliner configurations from an experimental aerodynamics point of view. The concept proposes mounting the fuselages at the tips of a low aspect ratio wing. The motivation for ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2013-01-23)Endwall contouring has been widely studied as an effective measure to improve aerodynamic performance by reducing secondary flow strength. The effects of endwall contouring with discrete holes and an upstream purge ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2004-06-25)Against The World, Against Life: The Use and Abuse of the Autobiographical Genre in the Works of Fernando Vallejo Alberto Fonseca (ABSTRACT) This thesis explores the works of the Colombian writer Fernando Vallejo ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2002-01-25)The site chosen for this thesis project is located in downtown Blacksburg, Virginia. It consists of a 30'x110' infill lot and an alley running parallel to it. An initial desire to blur the boundary between the alley and ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2004-05-25)The inordinate reliance of the United States on the automobile for transportation causes a number of problems for the nation. Finite supplies of petroleum imported from volatile parts of the world place the economy at ...
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(Virginia Tech, 2003-05-08)The overall goal of this project was to provide baseline data on amphibian species richness, relative abundance, and habitat use for a long-term landscape ecology study on MeadWestvaco industrial forest in the Allegheny ...
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