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(Vanderbilt University, 2012-04-17)
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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2004-04-14)
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(Dipartimento di storia della società e delle istituzioni, Università degli studi di Milano, 1992)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-01-15)
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(Trends in Hearing, 2020-01)Multiple studies have shown significant speech recognition benefit when acoustic hearing is combined with a cochlear implant (CI) for a bimodal hearing configuration. However, this benefit varies greatly between individuals. ...
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(Covenant Network of Presbyterians, 2006)
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(2015-04-23)
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(2018-07-12)Department: Environmental EngineeringThis dissertation explores the freshwater resources in the coastal region of Bangladesh. Freshwater serves as a major link between Bangladesh's particularly complex and unstable coupled human and natural systems. The coastal ...
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(Scholars Press, 1979)
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(2023-03-27)Department: Mechanical EngineeringDissimilar material joining by welding poses unique challenges due to mechanical and chemical incompatibilities between materials. Alternatives such as fasteners and adhesives add cost and weight. Friction Stir Extrusion ...
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(2014-03-05)Department: Mechanical EngineeringFriction stir spot welding (FSSW) presents automotive manufacturers with a process that is capable of joining light-weight aluminum alloys. The desire to eliminate the keyhole, a product of the process, is the main motivation ...
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(2010-08-05)Department: Mechanical EngineeringFriction Stir Welding is a solid state joining process that has been shown to successfully join Mg alloys. However the presence of FSW Mg AZ31B in a lap joint configuration in the literature is largely underrepresented ...
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(2023-11-07)Department: Mechanical EngineeringSince its conception in 1991, friction stir welding (FSW) proved useful and advantageous for joining metallic materials in structures used in aerospace, automotive, rail, maritime, and technology. As engineers improve ...
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(2010-11-09)Department: Mechanical EngineeringFriction Stir Welding (FSW) is a high quality joining process which is currently limited by its range of application. Four experiments are presented which demonstrate expanded application of FSW. Included with these ...
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(2004-06-09)Department: SociologyDrawing from the previous studies, I distinguish three components of social integration, including network integration (size, density, centrality), behavioral integration (frequency of interaction), and affective/cognitive ...
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(2005-10-03)Department: Community Research and ActionThis organizational case study is concerned with the potential of human service organizations to go beyond ameliorative service provision to help change harmful social conditions. In this dissertation, I lay out a conceptual ...
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(2007-04-17)Department: ManagementOrganizational misbehavior is defined as any intentional action by a member of an organization that violates core organizational and/or societal norms. Much of the literature on organizational misbehavior focuses on ...
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(2014-07-16)Department: Political ScienceWhy is mass protest a normal, almost routine component of the participatory “repertoire” in certain democratic systems, but not others? I contend that this often-sharp variation is the result of differences in political ...