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Title: Wide-band antenna design for use in minimal-scan, microwave tomographic imaging
Creator: Klaser, Jacob
Date: 2013
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Microwave tomography is widely used in biomedical imaging and nondestructive evaluation of dielectric materials. A novel microwave tomography system that uses an electrically-conformable mirror to steer the incident energy for producing multi-view projection data is being developed in the Non-Destructive Evaluation Laboratory (NDEL). Such a system will have a significant advantage over existing tomography systems in terms of simplicity of design and operation, particularly when there is...
Show moreMicrowave tomography is widely used in biomedical imaging and nondestructive evaluation of dielectric materials. A novel microwave tomography system that uses an electrically-conformable mirror to steer the incident energy for producing multi-view projection data is being developed in the Non-Destructive Evaluation Laboratory (NDEL). Such a system will have a significant advantage over existing tomography systems in terms of simplicity of design and operation, particularly when there is limited-access of the structure that is being imaged. The major components of a mirror-based tomography system are the source mirror assembly, and a receiver array for capturing the multi-view projection data. This thesis addresses the design and development of the receiver array. This imaging array features balanced, anti-podal Vivaldi antennas, which offer large bandwidth, high gain and a compact size. From the simulations, as well as the experimental results for the antenna, the return loss (S11) is below -10dB for the range from 2.2GHz to 8.2GHz, and the gain is measured to be near 6dB. The data gathered from the receiver array is then run through MATLAB code for tomographic reconstruction using the Filtered Back-Propagation algorithm from limited-view projections. Initial results of reconstruction from the measured data shows the feasibility of the approach, but a significant challenge remains in interpolating the data for a limited number of receiving antenna elements and removing noise from the reconstructed image.
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Title: Why the beef? : a public choice experiment on meat alternatives
Creator: DeMuth, Benjamin
Date: 2019
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: "Government-imposed labeling restrictions have become increasingly common, with the stated intention of preventing consumer confusion. One such restriction is proposed U.S. regulation that prevents meat alternatives from labeling their product with the word "meat." This thesis used data collected from a representative sample of 1,502 U.S. consumers to empirically examine whether consumers were confused about the ingredients and nutritional content associated with meat and meat alternatives....
Show more"Government-imposed labeling restrictions have become increasingly common, with the stated intention of preventing consumer confusion. One such restriction is proposed U.S. regulation that prevents meat alternatives from labeling their product with the word "meat." This thesis used data collected from a representative sample of 1,502 U.S. consumers to empirically examine whether consumers were confused about the ingredients and nutritional content associated with meat and meat alternatives. Furthermore, we examined whether restricting the word "meat" on meat alternatives reduced any consumer confusion as well as substitution between meat and meat alternatives. Results suggested that over 30% of consumers cannot accurately distinguish between meat and meat alternatives and that the labeling restrictions actually induced a higher level of consumer confusion. Consumer perceptions of trans-fat and cholesterol decreased by 2.78 and 3.78 percentage points. Perceptions of calories per serving decreased by 10.17 for meat alternatives, but perceptions of protein content in meat alternatives increased by 4.04 percentage points after the regulation was imposed. Furthermore, results suggested that labeling restrictions are likely to have an ambiguous effect on substitution between meat and meat alternatives."--Page ii.
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Title: Why does Fred Sanford "turn them on"? : a survey of audience reaction to NBC-TV comedy "Sanford and Son "
Creator: Ogunbi, Adebayo
Date: 1974
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: Why do we like morally ambiguous characters? : the ability of causal attributions to mediate character morality's impact on character appeal
Creator: Grall, Clare
Date: 2015
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Entertainment studies have paid considerable attention to the psychological mechanisms that govern audience reactions to morally ambiguous characters in narrative drama. Researchers working in this area have begun to question the ability of affective disposition theory (ADT: Zillmann, 2000) to explain why audiences like morally ambiguous characters even when they perform behaviors normally considered unacceptable. The current paper replicates and extends a recent study by Bowman, Roman, and...
Show moreEntertainment studies have paid considerable attention to the psychological mechanisms that govern audience reactions to morally ambiguous characters in narrative drama. Researchers working in this area have begun to question the ability of affective disposition theory (ADT: Zillmann, 2000) to explain why audiences like morally ambiguous characters even when they perform behaviors normally considered unacceptable. The current paper replicates and extends a recent study by Bowman, Roman, and Knoster (2014) to determine whether the attributions made by audience members can explain their responses. Bowman et al. (2014) examined how the origin story of a morally ambiguous character in narrative drama can influence viewer dispositions and resultant enjoyment toward both the character and narrative. The origin story, often in the exposition of a story, gives us the background on the protagonist. Using logic from attribution theory, this study tests the proposition that the consistency of behaviors in a narrative will shape the attributions made by audience members, and that these attributions will mediate the influence of immoral behaviors on character and narrative appeal.
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Title: Why do high self-monitors emerge as group leaders?
Creator: Van Der Heide, Brandon
Date: 2006
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: Why diversification of programs? : a study on the importance and the level of diversity in the Italian television
Creator: Mefalopoulos, Paolo
Date: 1985
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: Why Good Leaders Choose to Play the Villain : The Effects of Moral Licensing and Perceived Trust on Leader Behavior
Creator: Woessner, Zachary W.
Date: 2022
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: This study investigated why leaders who feel trusted by their followers might take license to perform immoral behaviors. Trust exists between agents who believe that the other party has their best interest in mind. This trust is established through social exchanges and has, in past studies, acted as a form of moral currency giving leaders license to behave poorly. This study found limited support for moral licensing when leaders perceive themselves to be trusted based on employee behaviors....
Show moreThis study investigated why leaders who feel trusted by their followers might take license to perform immoral behaviors. Trust exists between agents who believe that the other party has their best interest in mind. This trust is established through social exchanges and has, in past studies, acted as a form of moral currency giving leaders license to behave poorly. This study found limited support for moral licensing when leaders perceive themselves to be trusted based on employee behaviors. Furthermore, I found little to no support for the effects of individual differences that might have informed how leaders would keep track of or choose to spend this moral currency through moderation effects via leaders’ motives and personality. This paper is to examine the process through which leaders develop a perception of being trusted by followers and if this perception mediates the relationship between employee and leader behaviors. Additional exploratory hypotheses suggest that the three factors of trust—ability, benevolence, and integrity—might matter when considering leader perceptions of feeling trusted by their followers, but the overall effects are relatively insignificant. Future studies should consider not only the effects of the three factors of trust, but also how trustors and trustees might respond to feeling trusted as the relationship continues to develop.
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Title: Whose porn is it anyway : rhetorically exploring the differences between mainstream and feminist internet pornography
Creator: Smith, Allegra W.
Date: 2015
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Pornography has been increasingly theorized by gender and cultural scholars over the past two decades, with the publication of such collections as Linda Williams' Porn Studies (2004) and The Feminist Porn Book (2013), as well as Routledge's recent Porn Studies journal. While the theoretical discourse on pornography has been plentiful, there has been limited empirical inquiry into porn—and existing research within rhetoric and composition focuses on the rhetoric and backlash surrounding porn (...
Show morePornography has been increasingly theorized by gender and cultural scholars over the past two decades, with the publication of such collections as Linda Williams' Porn Studies (2004) and The Feminist Porn Book (2013), as well as Routledge's recent Porn Studies journal. While the theoretical discourse on pornography has been plentiful, there has been limited empirical inquiry into porn—and existing research within rhetoric and composition focuses on the rhetoric and backlash surrounding porn ("the porn wars"), rather examining pornographic media itself as an innately rhetorical artifact. Pornographic videos and communities remain a largely untouched site of research within rhetoric and composition, and even within the humanities writ large, in spite of their influential role in the creation of cultural and sexual scripts.In this thesis, the author articulates the results of a study that examines the differences between videos posted in two porn communities on the social network reddit, r/PornVids and r/Chickflixxx. Both subreddits provide links to free, open-access porn videos, although Chickflixxx describes itself as a board "for women, by women." Using multi-modal coding methods (Blythe, 2007), the author has collected quantitative and qualitative data on the visual (Who is pictured, and what do their bodies look like? What sex acts are taking place, and for how long?) and aural (What is being said by performers? What words are being used?) rhetorics of the videos of both these communities. By grounding this data in existing feminist and cultural rhetorical theory, the author delineates and quantifies the differences between mainstream and "woman-friendly" porn as demonstrated by real rhetorical artifacts, instead of ethical debate. The author concludes by offering future directions for porn studies methodology and reflexive feminist research that takes into account the investigator's intersecting identities and subject positions.
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Title: Wholeness, understanding, and development : an episystemic inquiry
Creator: Egger, Christine D.
Date: 2005
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: Whole tree renewal regenerates fruiting structures quickly in mature orchards
Creator: Larson, James Edward
Date: 2017
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Renewal of fruiting wood to maintain young reproductive meristems with optimal canopy light interception and distribution is key for high productivity and fruit quality throughout the life of a sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) orchard. Typical renewal involves replacement of 10 to 20% of the tree canopy annually by removing one to several of the largest branches. In a mature orchard, this renewal process is subject to competition between sun-exposed fruiting sites and interior canopy renewal...
Show moreRenewal of fruiting wood to maintain young reproductive meristems with optimal canopy light interception and distribution is key for high productivity and fruit quality throughout the life of a sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) orchard. Typical renewal involves replacement of 10 to 20% of the tree canopy annually by removing one to several of the largest branches. In a mature orchard, this renewal process is subject to competition between sun-exposed fruiting sites and interior canopy renewal sites that intercept less light and compete poorly for translocated photoassimilates, often resulting in poor renewal growth. This is particularly problematic for high density orchards that utilize rootstocks selected for reduced vigor and high productivity. Renewal of canopy fruiting sites on a whole tree basis is an alternative renewal method that eliminates the competitive inhibition of shoot regrowth. This study explores the initial response of sweet cherry trees on various training systems and size-controlling rootstocks to whole tree renewal. Four training systems were studied: Tall Spindle Axe, Super Slender Axe, Upright Fruiting Offshoots, and Kym Green Bush. In 2016, whole tree renewal of the four systems was studied with ‘Benton’ cultivar on three rootstocks of varying vigor: Gisela 3, Gisela 5, and Gisela 6. During bloom, all fruit-bearing components of the canopy were pruned back to stubs close to the permanent structure. TSA resulted in the higher number of shoots, while KGB and UFO had the longest average shoot length. The results indicate that each canopy system-rootstock combination refilled canopy space, except for KGB on each rootstock, to quickly regenerate fruiting sites.
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Title: Whole plant measurement of photosynthesis and development of apple trees in relation to pest damage
Creator: Breitkreutz, Sarah Lynn
Date: 2000
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: Who's Afraid of the American Middlebrow? Samuel Barber, Modernist Discourse, and the Great Divide
Creator: Sall, Alison
Date: 2021
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Although Samuel Barber was one of the most prominent composers of the twentieth century, scholars have yet to contextualize his work within the development of American musical modernism. Throughout Barber’s career, critics often derided him for what they felt was a conservative, “neo-Romantic” compositional style. Yet Barber did not fully isolate himself from idioms and techniques associated with modernism. When his contemporaries noticed, however, their reactions were highly polarized. Some...
Show moreAlthough Samuel Barber was one of the most prominent composers of the twentieth century, scholars have yet to contextualize his work within the development of American musical modernism. Throughout Barber’s career, critics often derided him for what they felt was a conservative, “neo-Romantic” compositional style. Yet Barber did not fully isolate himself from idioms and techniques associated with modernism. When his contemporaries noticed, however, their reactions were highly polarized. Some applauded his ability to balance Romantic sensibilities with more experimental techniques, while others dismissed his efforts as fraudulent and insufficiently modern. In this thesis, I explore these disparate reactions to demonstrate how the binary oppositions that dominated twentieth century cultural criticism shaped critical assessments of Barber’s work. Building upon the work of scholars like Christopher Chowrimootoo, I argue that examining twentieth century animosity toward the “middlebrow”—a category of cultural production and consumption which mediated between elite modernism and commercial art—illuminates why Barber’s contemporaries responded to his musical contributions in the way they did. Viewing the critical reception to Barber’s music through a middlebrow framework also allows us to understand how Barber remained true to his own musical voice while navigating the stylistic divides that shaped the twentieth century art music landscape.
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Title: Who was better off? : the standard of living of American slaves and English farmworkers compared, 1750-1875
Creator: Snow, Eric Vaughn
Date: 1997
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: Who tells your story? : intersections of power, domesticity, and sexuality relating to rap and song in the musical Hamilton
Creator: Harvey, Tia Marie
Date: 2019
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: "In January 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton: An American Musical premiered at The Public Theater in New York City. Later that year it moved to Broadway with an engagement at the Richard Rodgers Theater, followed by productions in Chicago and London. Commercially successful and critically acclaimed, Hamilton continues to hold significant cultural relevance in 2019. As a result of this musical's cultural significance, it has the ability to communicate positive, but also limiting, aspects of...
Show more"In January 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton: An American Musical premiered at The Public Theater in New York City. Later that year it moved to Broadway with an engagement at the Richard Rodgers Theater, followed by productions in Chicago and London. Commercially successful and critically acclaimed, Hamilton continues to hold significant cultural relevance in 2019. As a result of this musical's cultural significance, it has the ability to communicate positive, but also limiting, aspects of our society. In this thesis, I examine the concept of rap as a musical language of power. To do this, I assert that characters in Hamilton who have power, and particularly when expressing that power, do so through rap. In contrast, when characters don't have power, or are entering realms of the powerless (i.e. spaces gendered female), they do so through lyrical song. In chapter 1, I set up the divide between rap and song as it primarily translates among male characters and class. Chapter 2 is focused on the domestic sphere, and in chapter 3 I discuss sexuality. In the conclusion of this thesis, I revisit the character of Eliza and explore the perceived power of her role as storyteller and the way in which the themes I discuss illuminate many missed opportunities to present an interpretation of America's founding that is truly revolutionary."--Page ii.
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Title: Who is singing on the hill, Yen Chih-wen and new Hakka music
Creator: Chen, Yu-feng
Date: 2004
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: Who did you say you were? : self-construal and self-presentation : implications for the interview situation
Creator: Ellis, Jennifer Butler
Date: 1999
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: Who are "users"? : representations of difference in usability and user experience blogs
Creator: Zantjer, Rebecca
Date: 2015
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: This thesis reports the results of an empirical study that classifies the rhetorical moves used to talk about diverse users in industry facing usability/user experience blogs. It argues that the metaphors used to talk about difference construct a normalized user that systematically excludes diverse users from the design process and results in technologies that contribute to oppressive systems of power and privilege. The thesis presents an alternative rhetorical construction of diverse users...
Show moreThis thesis reports the results of an empirical study that classifies the rhetorical moves used to talk about diverse users in industry facing usability/user experience blogs. It argues that the metaphors used to talk about difference construct a normalized user that systematically excludes diverse users from the design process and results in technologies that contribute to oppressive systems of power and privilege. The thesis presents an alternative rhetorical construction of diverse users and offers suggestions to promote inclusivity in usability/user experience research, teaching, and practice.
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Title: Who am I at work? : examining identity management motives in the workplace
Creator: Kermond, Christine M. Y.
Date: 2014
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Employees with an invisible stigmatized identity, such as a minority sexual orientation, religion, or psychological disorder, engage in a balancing act between expressing who they are with hiding negative aspects of themselves from others. Two key goals are posited to underlie identity management behaviors, a motivation to self-verify and a motivation to self-enhance (Swann, 1987). However, the specific role of each motive in identity management behaviors is largely not well understood. The...
Show moreEmployees with an invisible stigmatized identity, such as a minority sexual orientation, religion, or psychological disorder, engage in a balancing act between expressing who they are with hiding negative aspects of themselves from others. Two key goals are posited to underlie identity management behaviors, a motivation to self-verify and a motivation to self-enhance (Swann, 1987). However, the specific role of each motive in identity management behaviors is largely not well understood. The current study attempts to clarify the mediating role of both self-verification and self-enhancement motives in the relationship between identity centrality and identity management behaviors in a sample of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) employees. Results indicate that both self-verification and self-enhancement motives mediate the relationship between LGB identity centrality and identity management behaviors. The different identity management behaviors uniquely predict LGB employee job perceptions, turnover intentions, and well-being. Surprisingly, perceptions of work context such as perceptions of risk of disclosure and perceptions of diverse organizational climate did not predict the centrality of their LGB identity specific to the workplace. Furthermore, centrality of the LGB identity at work was not related to their identity management behaviors, irrespective of self-verification motive. The findings of this study contribute to a better understanding of why employees manage stigmatized identities and the job-related and health outcomes of their identity management decisions.
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Title: Whittier's delineation of New England life
Creator: Wilson, William Cecil
Date: 1937
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: Whitman Lake wetland : a floristic and phytogeographic analysis
Creator: Stoynoff, Nick Alan
Date: 1983
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

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