Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2002. Graduate Programme in Psychology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-82). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ71569.

This study sought to research and documents the experiences of a group of Mexican undocumented college graduates in the state of Texas. Mexican students were chosen for this study because they are the largest undocumented group residing not only in the United States, but also in the state of Texas. Furthermore, this study revealed perceived and real opportunities Mexican undocumented students have after college graduation. The study focused on college choice as aspirational capital, Latina/o critical race theory (LatCrit) through testimonios as counternarratives, social capital, and cultural wealth to frame a discussion on the post-college experiences of Mexican undocumented college graduates. Furthermore, the study provided a review of legislation and policies addressing the broader immigration context. Overall, this study concluded that for the participants in this study, social capital as well as cultural wealth played important roles in how critical connections and networks operated. After exposure to social capital, participants were able to build their own networks and by tailoring it to their unique needs, were able to help their community by providing access and information about the college admissions process and available options after college graduation. In doing so, they were able to adapt, thrive, and survive within racist and discriminatory societal structures. College choice played a pivotal part in this study, but given the participants’ immigration status, they were left to attend institutions in their home state of Texas. However, given the participants academic acumen, they were able to attend and graduate from the state’s premier public flagship institution. Through their testimonios, activism, and civic engagement the participants shared their experiences as undocumented college students as well as college graduates. In the process, participants dispelled myths about their intellectual abilities and their potential to succeed. Still, their options were limited given their lack of a social security number. This study contributed to the limited literature about opportunities and challenges Mexican undocumented college students face upon degree completion. / text

The failed anchoring systems of mobile offshore drilling units from hurricanes occurring in 2004 and 2005 established a need to better understand the ultimate pullout capacity and trajectory of scaled model anchors under typical and out-of-plane loading conditions. The six degrees of freedom of small scale drag embedment anchors were studied in a laboratory testing environment with the intent that reasonable trends in anchor behavior will be found. Investigations within this experimental research program demonstrated the in-plane and out-of-plane loading behavior of conventional and prototype scaled model anchors embedded to predetermined depths in two different test beds of kaolinite clay with undrained shear strength profiles constant and increasing with depth. The anchors were loaded to failure in concentric, normal, concentric, shear, eccentric, normal, eccentric, shear, inclined, and drag embedment loading configurations. This series of pullout and drag embedment tests provided a suite of test results indicating behavioral trends of the varying holding capacities and anchor trajectories. Results were compared with similar research presented in the literature and an analytical model predicting out-of-plane loading behavior of similar anchors. It was concluded that increasing eccentricities from both concentric, normal and concentric, shear loading configurations resulted in decreasing bearing capacity factors, confirming the predicted trend from the analytical model for these loading configurations. Trajectories observed for the concentric, normal, concentric, shear, and eccentric, shear loading configurations showed that the anchors tracked straight out of the soil without deviation, but eccentric, normal loading found the anchor tending to track away from the initial loading location. For inclined loads, both anchors to track to whichever direction the anchor faced upon loading. Drag embedment trajectory was found to vary depending on the anchor, as the conventional anchor dove with an applied load and the prototype anchor rose towards the surface. / text

There is no abstract available for this dissertation. / Department of Educational Studies

This thesis describes an assessment of offshore wind farms using a Matlab tool Marine System simulator. This tool helps to analyse the Vessel motion according to different wave heights. From this assessment one can know the correct weather window for offshore operation and other possible techniques to reduce the time delay in operation. This tool is used to simulate a supply vessel motion according to different wave heights. The chosen supply vessel is the default supply vessel in the simulator.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-114). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2010. / Title from screen (viewed on July 21, 2010). School of Social Work, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Margaret E. Adamek, Katharine V. Byers, Frank Caucci, Rebecca S. Sloan. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-128).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-114). Also available on the Internet.

Η Υπολογιστική Γεωμετρία έχει υιοθετήσει το μοντέλο της ακριβής αριθμητικής σε πραγματικούς αριθμούς. Αυτή η προσέγγιση όμως έχει μειονεκτήματα κατά την επίλυση των αλγορίθμων στις υπολογιστικές μηχανές μιας και αυτές λειτουργούν με πεπερασμένη ακρίβεια, κάτι που επηρεάζει όχι μόνο τα αποτελέσματα των αλγορίθμων αλλά την ορθότητα του προβλήματος, εξαιτίας των στρογγυλοποιήσεων που πραγματοποιούνται κατά τη διάρκεια εκτέλεσης του αλγορίθμου. Το πρόβλημα της επίλυσης γεωμετρικών αλγορίθμων με μοντέλο real-RAM αποτυγχάνει επειδή δεν μπορούν να γίνουν με ακρίβεια ή έστω μέσα σε συγκεκριμένο σφάλμα όλοι οι υπολογισμοί. Προσπαθώντας να επιλυθεί το πρόβλημα αυτό έχει εισαχθεί η έννοια των εύρωστων γεωμετρικών αλγόριθμων, δηλαδή αλγορίθμων οι οποίοι δίνουν αποδεκτά αποτελέσματα για όλες τις νόμιμες εισόδους του προβλήματος. Προκειμένου να επιλυθεί το πρόβλημα που ανακύπτει κατά την μεταφορά του αλγορίθμου σε μια υπολογιστική μηχανή, έχουν προταθεί δύο διαφορετικές προσεγγίσεις η καθεμία από τις οποίες ακολουθεί διαφορετική μεθοδολογία. Η μία ομάδα τεχνικών ονομάζεται perturbing και περιλαμβάνει μεθόδους οι οποίες μετατρέπουν το πρόβλημα έτσι ώστε να αποφευχθούν οι ασάφειες και τα λάθη. Η άλλη ομάδα ονομάζεται non perturbing και περιλαμβάνει μεθόδους που αντιμετωπίζουν το πρόβλημα με ακριβή αριθμητική. / The problem of resolution of geometric algorithms with a real - RAM model fails because it cannot have precision or a concrete fault for all the calculations. There exist two different approaches that give solution in this problem each one following a different methodology. A team of techniques is named perturbing and it includes methods what they change the problem so as the ambiguities and the errors are avoided. The other team is named non perturbing and it includes methods that face the problem with precise arithmetic.