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Wireless Communication Demonstration in Hardware Using an Exactly Solvable Chaotic Oscillator
(2019-04-17)
This work presents a hardware demonstration of a mixed-signal wireless communication system that utilizes a chaotic oscillator based on an exactly solvable piecewise linear set of differential equations, along with a matched ...
Wireless Communication of a Chaotic Waveform
(2015-05-18)
Over the past couple of decades, mathematical equations have been developed that successfully model natural phenomena that occur in various fields such as chemistry, biology, and fluid mechanics. These equations, however ...
Wireless Mesh Routing in Smart Utility Networks
(2011-11-18)
Today’s world is more dependent on electrical power than ever. This dependency will increase manifold in the near future with more systems being computerized and a
plethora of new electronic devices emerging for household, ...
Wisdom: A Virtue or a Vice? Examining Wisdom's Role in Moral Reasoning and Behavior in Organizations
(2023-08-03)
Research has demonstrated personality traits’ capacity to predict moral thinking and
workplace behavior. This research has predominantly focused on traits contained within the Big
Five and HEXACO frameworks. However, ...
Within-tree Fuel Quality of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
(2018-01-25)
There is a lack of knowledge in the whole tree’s fuel quality and how that quality might change within the tree or between size classes of trees. A sample set of 20 loblolly pines (5 trees within 4 diameter at breast ...
A Woman’s Good Works: The Life of Inez Jessie Turner Baskin and Her Fight for Civil and Human Rights in the Cradle of the Confederacy
(2009-11-16)
Inez Jessie Turner Baskin (1916-2007) was an African-American, female, journalist who covered the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956 in Alabama’s capital for the Montgomery Advertiser as well as functioning as a central ...
Women Choral Conductors in the Academy: A Case Study
(2017-01-04)
The field of choral conducting has been traditionally male-dominated. As more
women enter the field, are they finding more challenges or encouragements? This
qualitative case study explored the career paths women choral ...
'Women in a Changing World': The International Council of Women, Global Power, and the Boundaries of Sisterhood, 1888-1966
(2021-08-04)
This dissertation explores the first seventy-eight years of the International Council of Women (ICW) – the first multipurpose international women’s organization – through the lens of global structures of power, specifically ...
Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Experiences with Dating and Romantic Relationships
(2023-07-19)
The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of women with inflammatory bowel disease and their experiences in dating and romantic relationships. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, the researcher ...
Women's Gender Role Attitudes, Career Salience, and Paid Work Family Conflict
(2009-12-18)
The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationship between work-family conflict (WFC), career salience, and gender role attitudes in a sample (n=147) of women staff and faculty at universities and colleges. ...
Women's Property Rights and Outreach of Microfinance Institutions Targeting Women
(2016-12-12)
The right to legally own and control property is vital to the ability of an individual to receive credit. Women in developing countries often lack property rights and are therefore at a disadvantage when applying for loans. ...
Women, the Family, and the "Search for Stability" in Thermidorian France
(2020-07-21)
The Revolutionary Tribunal trials of Jean-Baptiste Carrier and Antoine-Quentin Fouquier-Tinville played a central role in the Thermidorian government’s “search for stability”. In these trials, the Thermidorians sought to ...
Wood Composites Production with Epoxy Resin Substituted Liquefied Lignocellulosic Biomass, and Polymeric Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate Substituted Defatted Soy Flour as Wood Adhesives
(2020-08-17)
Wood composites such as oriented strand board (OSB), particleboard and medium density fiberboard (MDF) have contributed significantly towards efficient wood utilization Wood composites are engineered wood products from ...
A Woodland Landscape: A Woodland Experience
(2011-11-30)
This project follows the design process of a woodland landscape in Columbus, Georgia. Woodlands provide ecological and aesthetic values to urban environments, which makes them necessary for a healthy city. The center point ...
Woody Biomass Production in the Southeastern United States
(2022-01-10)
There is an increasing emphasis throughout the United States on renewable sources of energy. The shifting energy economy can create opportunities for loggers to play an important role in the renewable energy market. Loggers ...
A Word is Worth a Thousand Sentiments: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of the Use of Language as a Coping Mechanism in the Bilingual Works of Rosario Ferré, Luz María Umpierre-Herrera, and Judith Ortiz Cofer
(2013-04-08)
While much of the study of language as a coping mechanism has focused on private discourse, language can serve the same role when it is used in published creative writing intended for a public audience. This use of language ...
Work life balance and psychological well-being in men and women
(2013-04-29)
The purpose of the present study was to understand the relationship between work-life balance and psychological well-being. There was a significant correlation between balance and global well-being. There were also a ...
Work Values and Technology Skills of Students Enrolled in a Career and Technical Education Course at a Community College
(2016-03-31)
This study was designed to investigate: (a) the work values; (b) the technology skills concerning software, hardware, and technology tools; (c) the perceived competency level to complete basic computer tasks; and (d) the ...
Work-Life Boundary Management: Measurement, Validation, and Longitudinal Mediation
(2018-04-16)
Employees constantly transition from work to home roles, crossing boundaries between these roles. Drawing on boundary and border theory, work-life boundary management (WLBM) consists of behaviors that help create and ...
“Workers United Will Never Be Defeated:” The Communicative Constitution of BAmazon on Twitter
(2023-04-27)
A unionizing effort that has gained attention in recent years is that of Amazon warehouse workers organizing in Bessemer, AL, known as BAmazon. Using a qualitative content analysis of 100 tweets, this study investigates ...