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The S-Matrix Formulation Of Quantum Statistical Mechanics, With Applications To Cold Quantum Gas
How, Pyeton (2011-08-31)A novel formalism of quantum statistical mechanics, based on the zero-temperature S-matrix of the quantum system, is presented in this thesis. In our new formalism, the lowest order approximation ("two-body approximation") ... -
An S-Palmitoyltransferase Modulates P2X7 Function
Levenstein, Daniel (2015-01-26)The P2X7 receptor is an ATP gated ion channel that plays significant roles in the immune response and neurodegeneration. In a heterologous system, P2X7 channels open only when triggered by a high concentration of ATP (EC50 ... -
The Sacred Cantatas Of Christoph Graupner: Music At The Intersection Of Opera And Theology
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Sacred Subjects: Gender And Nation In South Asian Fiction
Shandilya, Krupa (2009-10-14)My dissertation, Sacred Subjects: Gender and Nation in South Asian Literature, intervenes in the ongoing debates in postcolonial and feminist studies about the mapping of woman onto nation. There has been a tendency to ... -
Sacrifice, Ahimsa, and Vegetarianism: Pogrom at the Deep End of Non-Violence
Ghassem-Fachandi, Parvis (2005-12-21)This dissertation explores the relation of ahimsa (non-violence) and vegetarianism to sacrificial logic in post-independence Ahmedabad. It follows the transformation of ahimsa--from a protection of the sacrifier against ... -
The Sacrificial Paradox Of Sovereignty: Martydom And Islamist Conscientious Objection
Kemerli, Pinar (2015-01-26)This dissertation tells the story of Islamist Conscientious Objectors (COs) in Turkey who resist the obligatory duty of conscription and cultural valorizations of martyrdom through a nonviolent civil resistance based on ... -
Safety Assurance And Quality Enhancement Of Juices By The Application Of Traditional Thermal Treatments And Nonthermal Processes
Usaga Barrientos, Jessie (2014-08-18)Outbreaks associated with the consumption of contaminated juices have stressed the relevance of introducing a microbial killing step during processing of these products. Nonetheless, some unanswered questions regarding the ... -
The Saffron Wave Meets The Silent Revolution: Why The Poor Vote For Hindu Nationalism In India
Thachil, Tariq (2009-10-14)How do religious parties with historically elite support bases win the mass support required to succeed in democratic politics? This dissertation examines why the world's largest such party, the upper-caste, Hindu nationalist ... -
Saintly Investments: Pilgrimage Development And Contemporary Hinduism In India
Higgins, Carter (2016-05-29)This dissertation studies recent religious, infrastructural, financial, and legal alterations to pilgrimage development in north India by focusing on the aesthetics and social effects of knowledge: specifically, that of ... -
The Salience Of Excise Vs. Sales Taxes On Healthy Eating: An Experimental Study
Chen, Xiu (2014-05-25) -
Sample saving techniques for solution X-ray scattering studies of biological macromolecules
Katz, Andrea Michelle (2018-08-30)Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) provides structural information about biomolecules in solution. The resulting insight increases our understanding of biological processes and can aid in structure-based drug design. ... -
Sampling Optimization For Soil Carbon Assessment In A Complex Agroecosystem Of The Northeastern United States
Sherpa, Sonam (2014-05-25)Low-cost accurate methods for estimating soil carbon (C) stocks are needed if terrestrial C offset markets are going to be implemented in the United States. Accurately measuring C stocks is often prohibitively expensive ... -
Satan's Poetry: Fallen Art from Homer to Spenser in Paradise Lost
St. Hilaire, Danielle Aline (2006-07-28)This dissertation reconsiders Satan in Paradise Lost outside of the well-worn hero vs. fool debates by linking Satan's meaningfulness in the narrative directly to the conditions of meaning that underlie the poem. Because ... -
Satisfaction And Performance Revisited: Intervening Variables And Indirect Relationships
Holwerda, Jacob (2009-10-13)The role of employee satisfaction in the human resources literature is one that is long-lived and, while theoretical rationales explaining why satisfaction may influence firm performance abound, little convincing evidence ... -
Satisfying the Chemicals
Feldman, Ezra Dan (2007-10-04) -
Saturable Nonlinearity and Stable Multi-dimensional Optical Solitons
Chen, Yi-Fan (2005-02-16)Stable multi-dimensional optical solitons have been predicted to exist in saturable instantaneous Kerr-like nonlinear systems for many years. The experimental observation of these objects is interesting scientifically and ... -
Saturn'S Cloud Structure Inferred From Cassini Iss
Roman, Michael (2012-05-27)Using high-resolution Cassini ISS images with wavelengths ranging from the ultraviolet to the near infrared, we have retrieved Saturn's atmospheric aerosol structure and properties for a broad range of latitudes in the ... -
Saving Time: New Methods And Instrumentation For Radio Variability Studies
Spitler, Laura (2013-01-28)My thesis describes new instrumentation and signal processing techniques developed for time-domain studies of the radio sky and applies these techniques to a variety of radio astronomical data. Time-domain algorithms were ... -
Scalability In Coordinated Transaction Management
Gupta, Nitin (2012-01-31)Transaction processing systems are commonly employed in a wide range of applications, such as travel booking, financial trading, and online games. Typically, these applications are used by thousands of users simultaneously, ... -
Scalability Of Remotely Sensed Livestock Insurance In East Africa
Channa, Hira (2014-01-27)This thesis presents a scalable approach for an index based livestock insurance product in Kenya. The index is formulated using remote sensing data from the Modis satellite data to capture the systemic risk associated with ...