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U.S. Latina Theater: Scripting Feminine Subjectivity
(2016-05)Since the 1980s, U.S. Latina Theater has focused on presenting realistic portrayals of the feminine subject on stage. Such an undertaking by Latina playwrights has been to challenge to the representations of women in ... -
Ultrafast Dynamics of Transition Metal Oxides and Rare-Earth Chalcogenides
(December 2)Understanding physicochemical processes at their fundamental timescale is crucial for design and applications of materials. Using femtosecond laser spectroscopy, light-induced dynamics in highly-correlated materials can ... -
ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENTS AND ROCK PHYSICS MODELING OF IRATI SHALE FROM BRAZIL
(2012-12)Unconventional shale reservoirs have gained significant attention in recent years in terms of hydrocarbon reserves and production potential. However, exploration and production from shale reservoirs are still very challenging. ... -
Un/Plugging into Life: Activating the Collective Identity Through the Musical Autonomy
(2017)How do individual headphones influence the socialization of a community through its shared environment? This research looks at portability, public and private spaces, types of devices, and change over time to formulate an ... -
Unconstrained Variational Principles and Morse Indices for Linear Elliptic Eigenproblems
(2013-12)Variational principles for finding eigenvalues, and associated eigenvectors, for symmetric matrices and compact self-adjoint linear operators have been studied by many authors for some time now. Here we shall introduce ... -
Uncovering Dynamical Equations for Coarse-Graining
(2018)The enormous amount of molecular dynamics data available calls for an ever-growing need for extracting macroscopic features while discarding less relevant information; coarse-graining (CG) is a viable strategy to accomplish ... -
Undergraduate Student Instrumentation Project: A New Approach on Sampling Microorganisms from the Lower Stratosphere
(2017)Summary. Obtain cross-sectional data of microorganisms collected in the lower stratosphere using an efficiently designed, lightweight, balloon-borne suctioning mechanism. Data useful for further studies in field of ... -
Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes toward Creativity: The Development of the Undergraduate Perceptions of Creativity Survey
(2012-05)The need for an instrument which measures undergraduate attitudes towards creativity prompted the development of a survey. Using the published literature as a theoretical basis, the items for a survey were constructed, and ... -
Underlying Motives, Moral Agendas and Unlikely Partnerships: The Formulation of the U.S. Trafficking in Victims Protection Act through the Data and Voices of Key Policy Players
(Advances in Social Work, 08/07/12)In response to the overwhelming amount of attention to human trafficking, the debates surrounding its definition, and its focus on the sex industry, the purpose of this study was to understand the motivations behind the ... -
Understanding Academic Momentum and Enrollment Outcomes for International Students at an Urban Community College System
(2016-05)International students are increasingly choosing community colleges as a pathway to pursue their postsecondary education and eventually transfer to a four-year institution (Anayah & Kuk, 2015; Hagedorn & Zhang, 2013; Zhang, ... -
UNDERSTANDING AND MEASURING CARING
(2012-05)This study sought to understand whether prolonged involvement in activities that potentially elicit generative behaviors had an impact on the overall generativity of university staff. To date, the research on an ethic of ... -
Understanding Democracy
(2017)I investigated the stability of Athenian democracy at the end of the 5th century. Direct democracy can give us a new perspective on the characteristics of the form that the elective republics of today cannot. Athenian dem. ... -
Understanding Gendered Racial Identity Among Black Women Using an Intersectional Approach
(2016-05-23)Gendered racial identity (GRI) has emerged as a construct used to describe Black women’s distinct intersected identity as Black and woman (Thomas, Hacker, & Hoxha, 2011; Thomas, Hoxha, & Hacker, 2013). Despite the importance ... -
UNDERSTANDING LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN READING AS A PREDICTOR OF AYP REPORTING STATUS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
(2013-05)The 2010-2011 Texas Education Agency’s Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) reported 16.9% of all students tested on Texas’ state accountability test were identified as Limited English Proficient (AEIS, 2011). ... -
Understanding Metadata Needs when Migrating DAMS
(Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, 2015-09)This study identifies and explores metadata needs associated with migrating to a new Digital Asset Management System (DAMS). Drawing upon results from a 2014 survey, titled “Identifying Motivations for DAMS Migration: A ... -
Understanding Parental Choice of A Charter School
(2012-08)The overall condition of education within the state of Texas, as well as the nation as a whole, depends greatly upon the efforts and contributions offered by students’ parents. In fact, the overall success of a student ... -
Understanding Preservice Teachers' Visual Conceptions of STEM Education
(December 2)Background: Current research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is heavily focused in two areas: students’ views and perceptions on STEM careers and the effectiveness of STEM professional ... -
Understanding Rules for Engineering Large Genomically Integrated Mammalian Gene Circuits
(2018)Understanding Rules for Engineering Large Genomically Integrated Mammalian Gene Circuits , Aldulaimi NB , Piepergerdes TC , O’Connell RW , Bashor CJ, Endowing mammalian cells with therapeutic phenotypes is an important ... -
Understanding Structure-Property Relationships for Impact Polystyrene
(2016-05)The understanding of impact polystyrene structure-property relations was previously limited to ex situ analysis. Developing in situ analysis methods for morphology development and interfacial tension characterization would ...