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Relationships of Dimensions of the Meaning of the Choral Experience to High School Students’ Preferences for Concert vs. Show Choir

Farmer, William Dale (2009-08-05)

The growth of the show choir since the 1970’s has caused controversy among choral music educators. In spite of the traditional paradigm which questions the value and validity of show choirs, their presence and significance ...

The Relationships of Parental Involvement, Motivating Factors, and Socioeconomic Status to High School All-state Choir and Band Membership

Hickok, Stephen (2009-05-15)

The primary purpose of this study was to identify differences in parental involvement, motivational factors, and socioeconomic status (SES) between high school band and chorus participants. The secondary purpose of this ...

Relative Position Vector Generation with Computer Vision for Vehicle Platooning Applications

Flegel, Tyler (2023-08-04)

Many significant advances have been made in autonomous vehicle technology over the recent decades. This includes platooning of heavy trucks. As such, many institutions have created their own version of the basic platooning ...

Relative Positioning of Unmanned Ground Vehicles Using Ultrasonic Sensors

Henderson, Harold (2008-05-15)

In this thesis, a Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) is developed and applied to a tracked Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) to provide estimates of position, heading, and velocity. The navigation ...

Relay Positioning for Energy Efficiency and Improved Performance of Cooperative Wireless Networks

Vellimalaip Sivakumar, Vignesh (2014-03-31)

Cooperative communications in wireless networks have gained much interest due to their ability to mitigate the effect of fading in wireless networks by achieving spatial diversity. One of the techniques used in cooperative ...

The Relevance of Foreign Assistance on Self-Development in Post-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa

Denmark, Herbert, Jr. (2014-12-04)

For this dissertation, the researcher studies the relevance of foreign development assistance (F.D.A.) in relationship with self-development in post-colonial Sub-Saharan Africa, dating from 1960 through 2010. This ...

Reliability Analysis of Prestressed Concrete Box Girder Bridges in California

Kouame, Andrea Noelly (2021-07-27) ETD File Embargoed

Truck traffic increases day by day according to the economy. Road network infrastructure has to meet this growing demand. This work focuses on prestressed concrete box girder bridges in California, because many signs of ...

Reliability and Concurrent Validity of Three Self-Report Measures of Trauma Exposure

Carter, Benjamin (2009-08-03)

The DSM-IV-TR requires identification of a traumatic event in order for an individual to meet criteria for PTSD. There are currently many self-report measures designed to assess for exposure to traumatic events, but these ...

Reliability and Modeling of 32nm SOI Transistors at Cryogenic Temperatures

King, William (2016-05-26)

With conventional transistor scaling rules and performance trends coming to an end, new methods are being explored to continue the advancements of electronic devices. One such method is to operate the devices in cryogenic ...

Reliability and Prognostics of Copper-Aluminum Wirebond System Subjected to Extreme Ambient and Operating Conditions

Deshpande, Shantanu (2018-07-26)

Wire bonding is predominant first level interconnect used in semiconductor packaging industry. Gold (Au) is traditionally used for wirebonding since inception. Recent increase in the cost of Au has forced industry to seek ...

Reliability and Validity of the SE-HEPA: Examining Physical Activity and Healthy Eating-Specific Self-Efficacy among a Sample of African-American Pre-Adolescents

Frye, William (2013-10-11)

Current estimates indicate that nearly one-third of all U.S. children can be classified as either overweight or obese and is even more prominent in African American children, affecting approximately 39%. In attempts to ...

Reliability Assessment of Electronics Under Drop-Impact Using Cohesive Zone and XFEM Models

Kulkarni, Mandar (2011-05-05)

The evolution of complexity in the handheld portable electronics accompanied with the miniaturization due to advancement in technology has contributed to their vulnerability under shock and drop conditions. Drop reliability ...

Reliability Modeling of Microelectronic Interconnections in Long-term Applications

Al Athamneh, Raed (2019-10-17)

Solder alloy materials are used to form mechanical and electrical connections between printed circuit boards and electronic components. Enhancing the reliability of electronic assemblies is mostly dependent on the reliability ...

Reliability of Aging in Microstructures for Sn-Ag-Cu Solder Joints with Different Surface Finishes during Thermal Cycling

Shen, Chaobo (2016-05-06)

A direct and deleterious effect on packaging reliability has been observed during elevated temperature isothermal aging for fine-pitch ball grid array (BGA) packages with Sn-1.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC105) and Sn-3.0Ag-0.5Cu (SAC305) ...

Reliability of Doped SnAgCu Solder Alloys with Various Surface Finishes Under Realistic Service Conditions

Su, Sinan (2019-04-24)

The electronic packaging industry has moved from eutectic Sn-Pb solder materials to near-eutectic SnAgCu (SAC) solder materials in the past decade because of the increasing awareness of health and safety concerns associated ...

Reliability of Electronic Assemblies and Additively Printed Strain Sensors for Health Monitoring

Taylor, Devin (2023-07-31)

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Reliability of Lead-Free and Advanced Interconnects in Fine Pitch and High I/O Electronics Subjected to Harsh Thermo-Mechanical Environments

Hinshaw, Robert, III (2009-09-11)

Industry is moving towards lower cost, increased functionality, and miniaturized electronics placed in ever closer proximity of higher operating temperatures, typical of harsh environments. In this thesis, three aspects ...