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Hanging Out is the New Date: Redefining Romantic Experience in an Era of Media
(2019)
The contemporary Western society has witnessed changes in romantic experience with various degrees of commitment and intimacy, among which non-committed relationships are gaining acceptance, especially among young people ...
MODELING THE MORPHOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF SOLUTION PROCESSED THIN FILMS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS
(2019)
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs), which employ solution‐processible hybrid organic‐inorganic perovskite as a photoactive material, have demonstrated outstanding power conversion efficiency and hold excellent promise as ...
EXCITATORY ACTIONS OF CANNABINOIDS ON VAGAL AFFERENT SIGNALING VIA TRP CHANNELS
(2019)
Vagal afferent neurons transmit visceral information to the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) to regulate cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal reflexes. Vagal afferent terminals release most glutamate via ...
Unsupervised Multi-resident Tracking in Smart Environments
(2019)
Aging is a global challenge that our society will face in the next few decades. Smart environment and ambient assisted living (AAL) offer promising technologies to help people stay active, socially connected, and independent ...
EVALUATING A COMMUNITY COALITION MODEL FOR ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION USING PROPENSITY SCORE ANALYSIS
(2019)
Introduction: Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI) is a strategic, data-informed, community coalition model aimed at bringing together key stakeholders to reduce underage alcohol use, other substance use, ...
ARMED WITH MORE THAN KNOWLEDGE: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION OF GUN CULTURE
(2019)
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the author’s experiences with campus concealed carry and gun culture. The author employs methods of autoethnography to highlight the ways in which her lived experiences interact ...
STATE AND PHASE TRANSITIONS AND QUALITY CHANGES IN FROZEN STARCH-RICH FOODS
(2019)
The frozen food industry is growing at a tremendous rate, owing to changes in lifestyle and increased purchasing capacity among consumers. The science and technology of food freezing has advanced very well- ice crystal ...
UNIVERSITY STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF CANNABIS FOLLOWING LEGALIZATION IN WASHINGTON STATE
(2019)
UNIVERSITY STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF CANNABIS
FOLLOWING LEGALIZATION IN WASHINGTON STATE
Abstract
by Duane Leslie Stanton Sr., Ph.D.
Washington State University
December 2019
Chair: Mary Stohr
Cannabis is ...
ANHARMONIC PHONON COUPLING AND IN-PLANE HETEROJUNCTION FABRICATION IN 2D IN2SE3
(2019)
We study the anharmonic phonon interactions in the single-crystal semiconducting (a) and metal-like (ß) van der Waals In2Se3 layers, through the determination and analysis of temperature-dependent Raman spectra and thermal ...
CUDA-SHAPE - A GPU-accelerated algorithm for asteroid shape modeling
(2019)
Asteroids are remnants of our early easolar system and are likely to provide answers about its origins and evolution. Accurate orbital predictions decades into the future are essential for protecting Earth from potential ...