Browsing ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title
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R & D project selection and scheduling
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(r)Evolution in Brain-Computer Interface Technologies for Play: (non)Users in Mind
(Virginia Tech, 2014-01-29)This dissertation addresses user responses to the introduction of Brain-Computer Interface technologies (BCI) for gaming and consumer applications in the early part of the 21st century. BCI technology has emerged from the ... -
Race and Online Hate: Exploring the Relationship between Race and the Likelihood of Exposure to Hate Material Online
(Virginia Tech, 2018-02-06)This research examines the relationship between race and exposure to online hate material. The utilization of websites, weblogs, newsgroups, online games, radio broadcasts, online newsletters and a myriad of other online ... -
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Race, class and the quality of life of black people
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)Wilson (1980) argued that social class has superseded race as the most important determinant of life chances for black Americans. His statements have sparked a heated debate in the sociology of race relations. This ... -
Race, Discourse and the Cultural Economy of Neoliberal New York:An Analysis of Online Tourist Reviews of Harlem Heritage Tours
(Virginia Tech, 2014-07-01)This study is about how Harlem--an ethnically diverse community regarded by many as a primary site of the African American Experience--is represented in the online tourism domain. More specifically, it is about identifying ... -
Race, gender and omissions on standard achievement tests
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Race, Gender, and Sexuality Representation in Contemporary Triple-A Video Game Narratives
(Virginia Tech, 2019-05-14)By conducting both qualitative and quantitative analysis of data from interviews and game content, I examine representations of race, gender, and sexuality in contemporary video-game narratives. I use data from interviews ... -
Racial Identity Attitudes as Predictors of Cognitive Correlates of Social anxiety in African Americans
(Virginia Tech, 1999-05-22)The relationship between racial identity attitudes derived from Crossis (1978) theory of Racial Identity Development, the cognitive correlates of social anxiety, and indices of psychological functioning were explored. ... -
Racial/Ethnic Heterogeneity, Religion, and Mental Health: Examining the Influence of Religiosity on African American and Afro-Caribbean Subjective Well-Being
(Virginia Tech, 2018-07-05)Religion is important to most African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans. Church attendance is positively associated with aspects of subjective well-being. However, research concerning the influence of religiosity on African ... -
Racialization of Muslim-American Women in Public and Private Spaces: An Analysis of their Racialized Identity and Strategies of Resistance
(Virginia Tech, 2017-05-15)The aim of this research project is to investigate how Muslim-American undergraduate women experience racialization in public and private spaces, examine whether those experiences give rise to a racialized identity, and ... -
Racism in the Gay Community and Homophobia in the Black Community: Negotiating the Gay Black Male Experience
(Virginia Tech, 2008-05-08)This research posed the question â How does racism in the gay community and homophobia in the Black community restrict gay Black maleâ s life chances and life opportunities?â Previous research has uncovered racist ... -
The Racking Performance of Light-Frame Shear Walls
(Virginia Tech, 2000-08-08)The response of light-frame timber shear walls to lateral forces is the focus of the dissertation. The objective of this study was to obtain performance characteristics of shear walls with various aspect ratios and ... -
Radar cross-section data encoding based on parametric spectral estimation techniques
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A Radial Basis Function Approach to a Color Image Classification Problem in a Real Time Industrial Application
(Virginia Tech, 1997-06-27)In this thesis, we introduce a radial basis function network approach to solve a color image classification problem in a real time industrial application. Radial basis function networks are employed to classify the images ... -
Radial growth response of eastern hemlock to infestation of hemlock woolly adelgid
(Virginia Tech, 2012-04-13)Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand) is causing defoliation and mortality of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière) in the eastern United States. The objectives of this study were to quantify changes ... -
Radiation and temperature effects on the time-dependent response of T300/934 graphite/epoxy
(Virginia Tech, 1988-02-15)A time-dependent characterization study was performed on T300/934 graphite/epoxy in a simulated space environment. Creep tests on irradiated and non-irradiated graphite/epoxy and bulk resin specimens were carried out at ... -
Radiation emission and absorption in a hydrogen plasma of a laser engine
(Virginia Tech, 1990-05-05)In this work, we describe all the possible radiative processes occuring in a low temperature hydrogen plasma. Some of the fundamental concepts involving ionized gases and collision phenomena are presented, and a rigourous ...
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The radiation field produced by longitudinal slots in a long circular cylinder
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Radiation Pressure induced Nonlinearity in Micro-droplet
(Virginia Tech, 2016-12-15)Optical resonators such as silica micro-spheres and micro-toroids can support whispering gallery modes (WGMs), where light circulates near the resonator surface and is confined by the total internal reflection at the ...
