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EXPANDING THE BOUNDS OF AUTHORITY BY APPROPRIATING GROUP MEMBERS’ TIME
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Author
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Rejtig, Michael
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociology
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Description
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Actors in a position of authority can acquire legitimacy beyond the normative order when the appropriation of subordinate’s time is found valid by group members. A randomized laboratory experiment consisting a peer condition and authority conditio...
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FUNCTIONAL NUCLEIC ACID NANOPARTICLES AND THEIR DELIVERY
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Author
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Ke, Weina
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Biochemistry, Cytology
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Description
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Nucleic acid biopolymers are essential to all living organisms. The chemical makeup of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) consist of sequences of only four monomers. However, they transmit and express genetic information for va...
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FUZZIER CONSTRUCTS IN CONTENT ANALYSIS: RATINGS FROM THE CROWD VS. TRADITIONAL EXPERTS
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Author
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Moffit, Miles
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Communication, Psychology
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Description
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The task of rating (or "coding") text data as a component of qualitative content analysis remains a time-consuming process. Advances in crowdsourcing platforms have presented novel opportunities to outsource this work away from the desks of academ...
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RAPID AND DYNAMIC LOAD TESTING OF INSTRUMENTED PZ27 STEEL SHEET PILES
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Author
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Rice, Corey
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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Pile foundations are typically used for structures underlain by weaker soils in order to increase the soil resistance and, subsequently, the axial capacity. In bridge abutments, sheet piles are typically used as facing elements for soil retention ...
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RANDOMIZED NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA FOR KERNEL MATRIX COMPRESSION
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Author
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Maniar, Saumya Kandarp
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Mathematics
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Description
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Matrices are used significantly as a medium to store data in many applications likeData Science, Computer Science, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics. Matrix computationslike matrix multiplication, matrix inversion, eigenvalue decomposition, sing...
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Reanalysis of the Extended Multivariate ENSO Index
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Author
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Webb, Eric
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology, Atmospheric science
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Description
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The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most robust, coupled ocean-atmospheric component of intraseasonal-interannual variability on the globe. Therefore, an index that effectively characterizes a large fraction of ENSO’s total variability ...
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Cultural Distinction in Campus Dining
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Author
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Jillani, Zara
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Sociology
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Description
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This study examines patterns of cultural consumption at four universities as indicated by the dining options offered on their campuses. I explore the diversity of university dining options, the considerations that guide dining personnel’s decision...
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Design and Analysis of Active Isolation in Power Converter Systems
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Author
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Halsted, Clint
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering
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Description
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This dissertation presents a new class of power converter topologies that realize galvanicisolation by utilizing active transistor devices instead of conventional transformers. The power converters employ standard switch-mode topologies but isolat...
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Does Planning Build Resilience in Hydraulic Fracturing Communities?
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Author
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Underwood, Catherine
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Sustainability, Social sciences--Research, Land use--Planning
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Description
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Despite its long history in the United States and abroad, the unconventional drilling industry, and specifically hydraulic fracturing technology, remain controversial. While the competing demands of energy from oil and gas are contrasted with envi...
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Posttraumatic Growth And Race-Based Trauma Among African Americans
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Author
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Orejuela Davila, Ana
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Clinical psychology
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Description
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Racism is a prevalent and chronic stressor that can cause profound physical and psychological consequences on its targets. Cultural models of stress posit that sociocultural factors (such as racial identity and racial socialization) influence the ...
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ROLE OF THE NOVEL DNA SENSORS cGAS, IFI16, AND ZBP1, DURING VIRAL INFECTIONS IN GLIA
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Author
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Jeffries, Austin
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Immunology, Virology, Neurosciences
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Description
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Viral central nervous system (CNS) infections can lead to life threatening encephalitis and long-term neurological deficits in survivors. Resident CNS cell types, such as astrocytes and microglia, are known to produce key inflammatory and antivira...