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(2011-04-02)Department: MathematicsThe main result of this dissertation sheds light on subgroup distortion in metabelian and free nilpotent groups. A subgroup of a finitely generated free nilpotent group F is undistorted if and only if it is a retract of a ...
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(2016-04-09)Department: MathematicsWe explore the descriptive set theory of subgroups of fundamental groups, giving theorems regarding dichotomies on cardinality. In paticular, we show that the quotient of the fundamental group of a path connected, locally ...
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(2012-07-10)Department: PhilosophyThe dissertation examines how Kantian constructivism seeks to retain a Kantian theory of ethics without the burden of Kant’s metaphysics. I examine Rawls’ decision to sidestep the problem of metaphysics altogether. I then ...
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(2024-01-31)Department: Mechanical EngineeringUnilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) is a condition in which one side of the vocal fold loses its adduction function and thus the vocal fold cannot vibrate normally, leading to difficulties in voice production. In type-1 ...
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(2024-01-31)Department: Mechanical EngineeringUnilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) is a condition in which one side of the vocal fold loses its adduction function and thus the vocal fold cannot vibrate normally, leading to difficulties in voice production. In type-1 ...
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(Springer Verlag, 1984)The results of a subjective reaction test on a sample of 440 Costa Ricans indicate that in societies where educational levels are not generally high, social status groups may be differentiated phonologically by the use of ...
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(2015-06-29)Department: PhilosophyThis dissertation examines the relationship between the concepts of ethics and politics in political theory. It does so by asking how conceptions of subjectivity result in formulations of ethics and politics and what this ...
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(2008-12-06)Department: EnglishThis dissertation examines the significance of noise for modernist culture. Noise functions as both a literal and figurative presence in the aural culture of the early twentieth century: as the sounds produced by modern ...
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(DePaul Law Review, 2005)This symposium article, the first of two on regulation of government's efforts to obtain paper and digital records of our activities, analyzes the constitutional legitimacy of subpoenas. Whether issued by a grand jury or ...
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(2012-04-18)Department: MathematicsThis thesis developed theory and associated algorithms to solve subspace segmentation problem. Given a set of data W={w_1,...,w_N} in R^D that comes from a union of subspaces, we focused on determining a nonlinear model ...
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(2021-01-07)Department: SociologyGender inequality is a persistent issue in the United States with material consequences for women in almost every aspect of their lives, from their self-perception to the wages they earn (Heilman, 2012). A facet of gender ...
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(2021-04-30)The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way performing arts leaders understand and function in our world. Current literature is rapidly growing at a rhythmic pace to address the scientifically grounded state and national ...
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(Minnesota Law Review, 2017)In making the case for increased attention to and expanded legal remedies for disabled women who experience labor market discrimination, this Article proceeds as follows: Part I reviews previous work on intersectional ...
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(2013-08-01)Department: Political SciencePrior to the dual transition of the 1980s and 90s, governments in Latin America and the developing world often relied on semi-private or corporatist institutions to provide both public goods such as education, healthcare ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2004)This paper uses a recursive time-non-separable expected utility function to separate between the intertemporal elasticity of substitution (IES) and a measure of relative risk aversion to bets in terms of money (RAM). Risk ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008)The standard power utility function is widely used to explain asset prices. It assumes that the coefficient of relative risk aversion is the inverse of the elasticity of substitution. Here I use the Kihlstrom and Mirman ...
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(2010-04-27)Department: ChemistryA quarter century ago, there began an explosion of research into materials on the nanoscale regime. This progress was made possible with the advance of techniques for production of things with nanoscale dimensions and with ...
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(2014-04-08)Department: ChemistrySubstrate-selective Inhibition of Cyclooxygenase-2: Molecular Determinants, Probe Development, and In Vivo Effects. Daniel John Hermanson Dissertation under the direction of Professor Lawrence J. Marnett Cyclooxygenase-2 ...
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(2008-04-01)Department: ReligionThis paper offers a reformulation of Christological kenosis and its implications for Christian discipleship in light of the confusion surrounding “self-emptying” language and the painful ramifications of its prescription ...