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Hydrodynamic effects on animal cells in microcarrier bioreactors by Matthew Shane Croughan.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1988.
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Transmission: Premium Television Characters Outside of the Gender Binary
… expression? If so, how? If not, why not?</p> <p>Shane McCutcheon from Showtime’s lesbian melodrama <em>The L Word</em> (2004- 2010), Lafayette Reynolds from HBO’s supernatural drama-comedy <em>True Blood</em> (2008- 2014), Roscoe Kaan from Showtime’s corporate drama-comedy<em> House of Lies</em> …
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Sweetness is Not a Guarantee: Disrupting Picture Book Depictions of Black Children as Comestible
… Cooper, two by Taye Diggs and illustrated by Shane Evans, and finally one written by bell hooks and illustrated by Shane Evans. The primary aim of the research is to interrogate how complementary elements of picture book illustration and design facilitate the consumption of “sweet” Black …
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The External Globus Pallidus: Bidirectional Control Over Anxiety-Related Behavior Mediated By Crfr1
… Hunt, Jr., B.S.</p> <p>Advisory Professor: Shane Cunha, Ph.D.</p> <p>Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 (CRFR1), the principle receptor responsible for the anxiogenic activity of the stress peptide CRF, is abundantly expressed in the external globus pallidus (GPe) raising the question …
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The Specter of Representation: Computational Images and Algorithmic Capitalism
… Kittler, Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Jussi Parikka, Shane Denson, and Alexander Galloway to examine the interplay between perception, computation, and epistemology. Further theoretical contribution builds on the work of Luciana Parisi and Jacques Ranciére’s articulation of aesthetics, and Michel …
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Employment as a Predictor of Substance Abuse Treatment Completion
… ABUSE TREATMENT COMPLETION MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Shane Koch Many factors can be attributed to successful treatment completion. The purpose of this research is to examine employment status and mental health status as factors that contribute to successful treatment outcomes. Traditional substance …
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Entrepreneurship and environments: start-ups, growth aspirations, and exit
… was to focus on entrepreneurial start-up rates. Shane (2009) suggested that achieving job creation and economic growth from entrepreneurship is not a numbers game and entrepreneurship policy should encourage the formation of high quality, high growth companies. Furthermore, DeTienne (2010) stated …
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A Knowledge-Based View of the Venture Creation Process: How Technology Entrepreneurs Mix Knowledge to Create Radical Innovation
… recognition and venture formation using Shane's (2000) knowledge framework. The study uses constructivist learning theory to demonstrate how knowledge is constructed within the venture creation process and links to innovation outcomes using a scale developed from the radical innovation …
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The Effects of a Middle School Dropout Prevention Program on the Academic Achievement of At-Risk Students: Implications for School Leaders
… the risk of dropping out by 30 – 50 percent (Shane R. Jimerson, Anderson, & Whipple, 2002). Students that are retained in two grades are 90 percent more likely to drop out (Mann, 1987). Across the United States, there are interventions and programs designed to reduce the dropout rate by …
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An examination of factors that influence entrepreneurial intention of high school students in Kenya
… and entrepreneurial opportunities (Kruger, 2000; Shane & Venkataraman, 2000). These findings have theoretical and practical implications for researchers, policy makers, teachers, and other entrepreneurship practitioners in Kenya.
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Thinking Fast and Missing the Opportunity: An Investigation into Cognitive Processing Style and Opportunity Recognition
… (Gregoire & Shepherd, 2012; Mowery, 2004; Shane, 2001). Results show that some heuristic may cause individuals to consider less information about an opportunity, which reduces their likelihood of forming an opportunity recognition belief. Post hoc analyses suggest that this indirect effect …
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Discontentment and knowledge spillovers in an emerging high-tech industry: a study of the emergence of the RFID industry
… "Entrepreneurial Motivational Model" proposed by Shane et al. (2003). It introduces the triggering events that motivate an individual to seek change prior to the discovery of an opportunity and the social exchanges which take place during different steps of the entrepreneurial process. Overall, …
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The subversion of sympathy in British social realism: uses of laughter in the cinematic representation of the British working-class
… Mouth (Gary Oldman, 1997) and Dead Man’s Shoes (Shane Meadows, 2004), not only emerge at a relatively similar point in the social realist form’s recent development but they are films which elucidate directorial approaches that possess many comparative features. Oldman and Meadows are both …
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An analysis of firm dynamics and seedbed role
… a very small number of high-performing firms (Shane, 2009). As such, some have recommended the prioritising of investment into firms with fast-growth potential to achieve optimal economic growth (Du and Vanino, 2021). The importance of firm dynamics to economic growth is such that government …
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Studying the Evolution of Build Systems
As a software project ages, its source code is improved by refining existing features, adding new ones, and fixing bugs. Software developers can attest that such changes often require accompanying changes to the infrastructure that converts source code into executable software packages, i.e., the …
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Combinatorial models for surface and free group symmetries
The curve complex of Harvey allows combinatorial representation of a surface mapping class group by describing its action on simple closed curves. Similar complexes of spheres, free factors, and free splittings allow combinatorial representation of the automorphisms of a free group. We consider a …
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Geometric Effects of Thermal Barrier Coating Damage on Turbine Blade Temperatures
<p>Thermal barrier coatings (TBC) found on turbine blades are a key element in the performance and reliability of modern gas turbines. During the life of the turbine components, the TBC surface may be damaged due to manufacturing imperfections, handling damage, service spalling, or service impact …
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