This dissertation aims to study the causal relationship between the underlying processes of agglomeration economies and the formation of certain spatial structures at bot[...]

Deregulation of the electric power industry has created both wholesale markets and retail markets. Most load forecasting studies in the literature are on the wholesale si[...]

This thesis examines the way children’s and young adult literature deals with play and intimacy. Using Georges Bataille’s conception of intimacy, this thesis posits that[...]

Nanoparticles are an innovative platform for cancer treatment that reduces systemic toxicity and allows for active targeting of tumor sites to enhance the therapeutic eff[...]

The purpose of this correlational study was to examine the effects of a residential learning community and enrollment in an introductory engineering course to engineering[...]

ABSTRACTThis study examines how religious identity and boundaries are constructed at three separate levels: the institutional, the local, and the individual. Using the ca[...]

The idea of place extends beyond just the location where people live. Place is a narrative, a story that involves interactions, characters, conflicts, and the rise and f[...]

ABSTRACTDERICK RUSSELL HAYDIN. Vertical hydraulic gradients and groundwater surface water interaction under a pre-restoration Piedmont urban stream, Charlotte, NC. (Under[...]

For six months in 2014 the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam hosted a temporary exhibition on Agent Orange. Entitled "Agent Orange: A Message from the Hear[...]

A model of executive leader health was proposed to investigate the extent to which executives’ lifestyle behaviors related to their risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS, i.e[...]