This thesis claims that because the present anthropocene (human caused mass extinction) is a human-incurred phenomenon, it is inescapably ideological. A critical approach to problem solving necessitates a deep analysis of...
Stichwort:
Anthropocene, Consumer culture, Envrionmentalism, Ideology und Spirtuality
Fach:
Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects, Ideology, Environmental degradation und Nature -- Effect of human beings on
As the world’s population becomes increasingly urban (United Nations, 2019), there is an urgent need to design cities that facilitate nature connection for youth residents (Cox et al., 2017; Zuniga-Teran et al., 2019),...
Stichwort:
a/r/tography, art, Black feminist theory, nature, racial equity und youth
Fach:
City planning, Art, municipal, Racial justice, Nature und Critical race theory
Natural products have been an integral part of society since the beginning of recorded history. Various types of herbs, plants, and even marine organisms have been used as both topical and ingestible remedies for a variety of...
Stichwort:
Anti-tumor, Appalachian, Aralia racemosa, Arnoglossum atriplicifolia und Natural Products
Fach:
Materia medica, Vegetable -- Appalachian Region, Southern, Materia medica, Vegetable -- Testing, Botany, Medical -- Appalachian Region, Southern, Araliaceae -- Therapeutic use und Compositae -- Therapeutic use
Research has suggested that the use of sustained direct attention can result in a fatiguing effect. Itis believed that this attention fatigue is specific to direct attention, which is an intentionalcognitive process. Direct...
This thesis reports a study of novel chemostratigraphic methods applied to flood deposit identification/correlation and subsequent paleoflood hydrology and flood frequency analysis in the Rio Salado, Chile. Flood deposit...
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Paleohydrology -- Chile -- Antofagasta (Region), Chemostratigraphy -- Chile -- Antofagasta (Region), Slackwater deposits -- Chile -- Antofagasta (Region), Sedimentation and deposition -- Chile -- Antofagasta (Region), Floods -- Chile -- Antofagasta (Region) und Loa River (Chile)
Although DNA profiling techniques are considered a powerful method for identification, problems arise when low quantity and/or quality DNA is tested. Analyzing samples with low template DNA using standard genotyping techniques...
Stichwort:
Bones, DNA, DNA profiling und Forensic science
Fach:
DNA fingerprinting, DNA -- Analysis, Human remains (Archaeology) und Forensic genetics
Mosquitoes are among the deadliest creatures in the world due to their propensity for spreading pathogens to humans. Surveillance is an important step in controlling and monitoring mosquito populations. The most common...
Stichwort:
aedes triseriatus, chemometrics, FT-IR, mosquito, Partial least squares und PLS-DA
Fach:
Infrared spectroscopy, Mosquitoes, Mosquitoes as carriers of disease, Entomology -- Statistical methods und Entomology -- Methodology
Magnetorheological (MR) fluid is a smart fluid containing ferrous particles that allow it to change its apparent viscosity in the presence of a magnetic field. Dampers consisting of MR fluids provide a means of active damping...
Stichwort:
Dampers, Magnetorheological, Motorcycle, Semi-active damping, Suspension und Vibration Mitigation
Fach:
Magnetorheological fluids -- Vibration, Damping (Mechanics) und Tuned mass dampers
My body of work and thesis essay investigates the role of the human body and the physical and psychological way it informs meaning on artistic processes. My longstanding interest in kinesiology, sports psychology, and the...
Stichwort:
action artwork und art training
Fach:
Art -- Technique und Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
The work addresses the complexities of being a female artist in a gendered world and commentson the structures of power outside and within the male-dominated canon of art. Fueled bystatistics and studies on the inequalities...
Stichwort:
Embroidery und Fiber Art
Fach:
Feminism in art, Embroidery in art und Fabric pictures
