Research work reported in the literature has demonstrated that tree-rings record past climatic events as the relationship between tree-ring widths and variations in climate (temperature and precipitation) can be modeled. Therefore, tree-rings are...
Brown marine algae (Class Phaeophyceae) produce chemicals (phlorotannins) that protect them from marine herbivores. Defense-related factors create an intricate relationship between food choices of herbivores and metabolically costly production of...
Cognitive shortcomings are common traits among the offender population. It is this deficit in social reasoning that leads many individuals to the criminal justice system. The modification of such irrational thoughts has been demonstrated to...
Textile fabrics -- Latin America; Molas -- Latin America; Arpilleras -- Latin America
The purpose of this Special Project Thesis was to investigate how three select
groups of Latin American textile artists have used their art in their lives and bring these
findings to the public. I accomplished this through newsletters and a...
This work deals with the construction of zero mean curvature surfaces in the three dimensional anti de-Sitter space. The method that was used was to look for examples that can be described using polynomial equations. More precisely, we are looking...
The number of encounters between black bears (Ursus americanus) and people is increasing in Connecticut. This increase necessitates management planning, which cannot occur until the actual population size of black bears has been determined. A...
Pets may have an effect on the cardiovascular and psychological health of their owners. People with psychological and/or physiological health problems such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, or depression may find health benefits in the...
Media images are extremely powerful forces in modern American society. These images with which we are constantly bombarded by living in a capitalistic society can without a word portray to millions messages of prejudice, love, hate, happiness,...
