Electronic Theses and Dissertations
About: 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. If you find the ThinkTech digital repository useful, please tell us! Share how open access to scholarship benefits you. Your story matters to us.
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Finite Element Model-based Assessment of the Female Cervical Spine in a Rear-End Impact Simulation
(2022-06-30)One of the most common cervical injuries caused by car accidents is called whiplash injury or Whiplash-Associated Disorder (WAD). The WAD injury mechanism has had considerable effort towards its understanding, but it still ... -
TRENDS IN MUSIC TEACHER PREPARATION IN UGANDA FROM 1950 – 2020: AN HISTORICAL STUDY
(2021-05-05)Formal teacher preparation in Uganda was a Western education ideology first introduced by European missionaries in the late-nineteenth century. By this time, African indigenous education already existed, with the teaching ... -
DMA Recitals
1. Doctoral Collaborative Recital-L. v. Beethoven, C. Debussy, C. Reinecke 2. Doctoral Recital-J. Haydn, C. Debussy, R. Muczynski, R. Schumann 3. Doctoral Lecture Recital-Jazz Influences on Classical Music: Teaching the ... -
An Examination of Technological Advancements and Innovations of Horn Mouthpieces in the United States from 1950 to 2015
(2021-05-05)Before the invention of numerical control, also known as Computer Numerical Control, or CNC, horn mouthpieces were handmade; this made every horn mouthpiece very unique due to the inconsistencies in the handmade process. ... -
An experimental apparatus and diagnostics for the study of vacuum surface flashover
(2022-05)Upper operational limits in pulsed power vacuum systems are typically determined by the maximum electrical stress the apparatus can handle. If this limit is exceeded, the first point in these systems to fail is usually the ... -
The sensitivity of PBX 9501 and PBX 9502 to milling and sawing
(2022-05)Explosive driven pulsed power research benefits from modern polymer-bonded high explosives (HE). In practical application, high precision in the dimensional shape is required, and high machining speeds are desired. The ... -
Two-color pyrometer measurement of stainless steels due to relativistic electron beam heating in VHV/UHV environments
(2022-05)Temperature measurement of SS anodes is of particular importance for Sandia National Laboratories. This is because the theory of SS anode outgassing is thought to be a function of temperature increase. To investigate the ... -
Two essays on money market funds reforms
(2022-05)This dissertation has two chapters. The first chapter examines the impact of large exogenous outflows from money market funds (MMFs) on their borrowers due to the 2016 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reforms. By ... -
How the West was none
(2022-05)In a Post-Apocalyptic world, an adolescent boy named Diego and the small community of Perfection battle for survival against the elements, outsiders, and themselves. -
Impact of a multicomponent community-based nutrition education program (Camp HECT) on the nutrition knowledge, nutrition attitudes, dietary practices, and dietary diversity among elementary school students in Taiwan
(2022-05)Aim. Childhood malnutrition, including both under- and over- nutrition, remains the biggest health concern among school-aged children, particularly for the recent dramatic increase of childhood obesity worldwide and in ... -
Three essays examining financial well-being of older Americans
(2022-05)This dissertation explored the subjective and objective financial well-being of older Americans using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). The first essay examines the impact of retirement on financial satisfaction. This ... -
Advanced energy studies to improve the penetration of renewable energy and electric vehicles
(2022-05)This dissertation results from a combined effort to support the penetration of renewable energy into the electrical system and accelerate the shift to less pollutant electricity generation. This dissertation presents an ... -
History and evolution of the Mexican nationalist identity in music with annotations of selected violin compositions
(2022-05)Latin American countries sought independence from European domination during the early nineteenth century. The goal was political and economic freedom and the consolidation of a nation with unique cultural traits. In México, ... -
Gaseous emission analysis from stainless-steel due to electron beam heating
(2022-05)Outgassing rates of stainless-steel at temperatures lower than 1000º C is well documented over data collected for periods of time usually exceeding two hours. Observing the number of hydrogen molecules outgassed due to a ... -
Broadband highly efficient linear millimeter-wave medium-power power amplifier design
(2022-05)5G (fifth-generation) mobile network’s FR2 band (i.e., 24.25 to 52.6 GHz) is currently used to support eMBB (enhanced Mobile Broadband) applications to achieve 10+ Gb/s download peak speed, and sub-1mS latency for the ... -
A case study on the performance practice issues of W. A. Mozart's Violin Concerto no. 5, K. 219
(2022-05)An investigation of the differences between historical and modern performance practices in a staple of the soloistic violin repertoire. -
Audit firm office-level style and its impact on audit engagement partners: Evidence from internal control over financial reporting attestation outcomes
(2022-05)This paper investigates the influence of accounting firm office-level style on internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) audit outcomes. It also shows the joint effect of audit firm office-level style and engagement ... -
Design and verification of a custom electrostatic probe used to measure surface charge densities of dielectric materials
(2022-05)Unwanted charge can accumulate on dielectric surfaces causing dielectric breakdown or surface flashover that can damage sensitive electronics. Understanding charge accumulation and charge decay can help prevent unwanted ...
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