Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) are the graduate research outputs of Texas Tech University. They represent years of work from our Master's and Doctoral graduates.
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Development of a Low-cost Phasor Measurement Unit
(2018-04-23)ABSTRACT The electric power grid is a very large and complex system that is a necessity in todays society. Traditional grid monitoring systems such as SCADA are being replaced by the Phasor Measurements Units due to their ... -
Assessing college students' nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and health behaviors: Applying the health belief model to a university foodservice setting
(2010-05)The trend of increasing consumption of less nutritious foods makes the college years a critical period to enlighten young adults regarding healthy living, nutrition knowledge and physical activity. For college students, ... -
“Real Objects of Pity”: American Revolutionary Veterans in Early National Memory, 1776-1832
(2018-07-13)’Real Objects of Pity’: American Revolutionary Veterans in Early National Memory, 1776-1832,” explores how the process of using military experience from the Revolutionary War to further political goals developed from the ... -
Four-Year College Degree Completion and Texas Public School District Factors: A Geospatial Quantitative Analysis of Texas Data Using ArcGIS, GeoDa, and R Programming Language
(2018-08-03)Even though there are significant improvements in college access and enrollment rates in the U.S., underrepresented students are still experiencing difficulties in terms of college degree completion. Student college readiness ... -
Formal Modeling of Adaptive Security Requirements in Dynamic Systems with Uncertainty
(2018-08-06)Modern software systems often operate in highly dynamic environments and are subject to various forms of changes, including: changes in the structure of their operating environments and changes in security requirements. ... -
Exploration of Materials under Compression of Non-hydrostaticity and Shear
(2018-08-13)Non-hydrostatic compression is in general a circumstance that material is subject to in the nature. Understanding the behaviors of materials under such a condition makes it possible to gain insights into the physics and ... -
Finitude and Community: Posthumanism in Contemporary Fiction
(2018-07-20)Albeit its topical diversity, the recent development of posthumanism as an intellectual discourse can be articulated as a critical reflection of modern humanism to overcome anthropocentrism and the dialectic logic of ... -
Smoothing Splines on Ball Domains with Application to Optometry and Ophthalmology
(2018-07-30)The identification of objective criteria to correctly diagnose ectatic diseases of the cornea or to detect early stages of corneal ectasia is of great interest in ophthalmology and optometry. A precise understanding of ... -
Alcohol and Substance Use in Young Population: A Developmental Approach
(2018-07-27)To expand the research on alcohol and substance use in young populations, the studies included in the dissertation will look at the problem from various perspectives. The first study used an exploratory qualitative approach ... -
Reivindicando al eros: diferentes manifestaciones de lo erótico y el humor en la narrativa de Federico Andahazi, Gabriel García Márquez y Mario Vargas Llosa.
(2018-07-26)Federico Andahazi, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa present in their texts various manifestations of the erotic experience. Although the works are different when it comes to space, time or style, they still ... -
Integrated Location and Routing Problems: Models, Algorithms and Applications
(2018-07-26)The study of integrated location and routing problems is fundamental for developing efficient designs of transportation networks in logistic applications. In this dissertation, we address two alternative drone-assisted ... -
Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in a Wild Pig (Sus scrofa) Population in Oklahoma
(2018-06-29)Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite reported as a leading cause of cattle abortions and reproductive failure worldwide. After ingestion of infected tissues, definitive hosts such as coyotes (Canis latrans) and dogs ... -
Characterization and Processing of Semi-Insulating GaN for Photoconductive Semiconductor Switch Applications
(2018-07-10)Photoconductive Semiconductor Switches (PCSSs) have been widely studied over the last few decades. Wide bandgap materials such as GaN are very promising for the future fabrication of PCSSs. GaN offers a great combination ... -
Mechanisms of Opportunity and Person Exploitation: The Corporation, Capital, and Closure
(2018-07-27)Access to socioeconomic opportunities, in general, and entrepreneurial opportunities, in particular, increasingly has become more difficult for certain natural persons and groups within society—hence, the phenomenon of ... -
Pain, discomfort, and enjoyment during moderate exercise: relationships to weight status and diet quality
(2018-06-28)More than two-thirds of the population in the United States have overweight or obesity and the comorbidities associated with excess weight further compound the issue. It is clear that this issue will not be solved without ... -
Boundaries of Belief: Implications of the Paradox of Fiction on the Multifarious Layers of the Dramatic Narrative Found in Theatre’s Fictional Worlds.
(2018-08-06)In 1975, philosopher Colin Radford introduced the Paradox of Fiction. Simply put, it contains three propositions: 1) We must believe the objects of our emotions exist if we are to be moved by those objects 2) When we engage ... -
Genetic Mapping of Leafspot resistant QTLs, and Introgression into West African Adapted and US-high Oleic peanuts
(2018-07-26)Leaf spot disease is a very important disease in Ghana and the US. Breeding for resistance to this disease is difficult as it is controlled by many recessive genes. Wild species have been identified to habor resistant genes ... -
Imaging Drosophila embryo gastrulation to identify stress fields and biomechanical feedback
(2018-06-27)Several potential mechanisms of mechanical coordination of the constriction of the cell apices in groups of cells have been proposed. Our previous computational studies have shown a connection between tensile mechanical ... -
Advances in Window Glass Design
(2018-07-24)The finite difference method and the finite element method are the most commonly used mathematical tools to numerically characterize the mechanical behavior of window glass. The finite element method is increasingly popular ... -
The Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of the Gamified System Acceptance Model (G-SAM): Antecedents, Outcomes, and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)
(2018-07-19)What is gamification and what is a gamified system? Simply, gamification refers to the implementation of gaming elements (e.g., points, badges, status, levels, challenges, etc.) in non-gaming contexts (e.g., healthcare, ...
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