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Welcome to The University of Texas at Austin, the largest institution of The University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin is a major research university home to more than 48,000 students, 2,700 faculty and 17,000 staff members. This collection contains the theses and dissertations produced at the University of Texas.
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Doctoral thesis recital (clarinet) chamber
(2017-04-20)Divertissement pour hautbois, clarinette et basson / Jean Françaix -- Trio for clarinet, violin and piano / Aram Khachaturian -- Divertissement pour trio d'anches, op. 107 / Louis Durey -- Contrasts : for violin, clarinet ... -
The effects of carbohydrate and protein supplementation on signaling pathways regulating protein turnover and muscle mass following chronic resistance training
(2016-12)Skeletal muscle is important for physical activity and regulation of metabolism. Increase or maintenance of muscle mass is pursued by different populations ranging from athletes to people suffering from severe muscular ... -
Travel demand forecasting models : development, application, and comparison of aggregate and activity-based approaches for the Austin, Texas Region
(2007-08)A great disparity exists between the direction of travel demand forecasting by researchers, and the travel demand models used by transportation planning organizations. Activity-based models of travel demand have become ... -
Risk reduction in the manufacturing of interference fits for laminated rotating cores of electrical machines
(2007-08)Electric drive systems are becoming increasingly popular in all areas from personal automobiles to naval ships. Electric motors and generators are being pushed to higher power and energy densities. The increase in power ... -
Performance of pile foundations for fixed-type platforms during Hurricane Katrina
(2007-08)According to increasing demand for oil, numerous offshore oil producing structures have been constructed in the Gulf of Mexico. A jacket-type platform is one of the oil producing structures, which has deck structures, ... -
Microstructure and processing effects on stress and reliability for through-silicon vias (TSVs) in 3D integrated circuits
(2015-05)Copper (Cu) Through-silicon via (TSV) is a key enabling element that provides the vertical connection between stacked dies in three-dimensional (3D) integration. The thermal expansion mismatch between Cu and Si induces ... -
Battle between influenza A virus and a newly identified ZAPL antiviral activity
(2015-05)Influenza A virus infection causes a highly contagious annual respiratory disease in humans as well as periodic pandemics with higher mortality rates. The Krug laboratory has shown that one of the major ways that the ... -
Development of a measure of the process of informed decision-making about prenatal genetic screening in expectant women
(2015-05)Existing literature shows low levels of informed decision-making regarding prenatal genetic screening (IDM-PGS) in expectant women. In an attempt to increase autonomy and promote more ethical healthcare, this study aims ... -
Characterizing the petrophysical properties of shallow marine environments and their potential as methane hydrate reservoirs
(2015-05)In shallow marine sedimentary environments, characterization of sediment petrophysical and thermodynamic properties is imperative for understanding the subsurface transport of fluids and their chemical constituents. This ... -
Exile within borders : a study of complinace with the international regime to proetct internally displaced persons
(2015-05)The UN Guiding Principles for the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons (GP), introduced before the UN General Assembly in 1998, are the cornerstone of the international regime for the protection of internally displaced ... -
Coupling photovoltaics and grid-scale energy storage : performance and sitability
(2015-05)The Fifth Assessment of the International Panel on Climate Change has called for a four fold increase in the use of low-carbon sources of electricity to help stabilize climate change by mid century. Many people look to ... -
Intelligent nanoscale hydrogels for the oral delivery of hydrophobic therapeutics
(2015-05)In this work, novel oral drug delivery formulations were developed for the administration of hydrophobic therapeutics, with the overarching goal of improving their solubility and permeability in the gastrointestinal tract. ... -
The design of halopyridine-based activity-based probes and mechanistic studies of succinylarginine dihydrolase
(2015-05)An important design aspect of covalent inactivators is the balance between reactivity, or reversibility of reaction, with nucleophiles in solution and reactivity with nucleophiles at a targeted protein site. We previously ... -
Production and analysis of traditional and non-traditional radioxenon isotopes
(2015-05)Radioxenon releases can originate from fission during nuclear detonations (atmospheric, underground, and underwater), research and commercial reactors, and medical isotope production facilities. Their impacts on atmospheric ... -
The role of surface reactions and solid electrolyte interphase in silicon electrodes for lithium-ion batteries
(2015-05)In order to utilize renewable energy sources to avoid adverse climate change caused by fossil fuel use, economical, efficient, and long-cycling energy storage means are needed for grid power applications and electric ... -
Consumers' attitudes towards product placement in three media : a cross-cultural study of the U.S. and Korea
(2007-05)No previous study has yet examined attitude toward product placement in the U.S. and Korea together. To fill the gap in a body of product placement literature, the current study was conducted to examine any differences and ... -
Demand side load control in residential buildings with HVAC controller for demand response
(2015-05)Demand Response (DR) is a key factor to increase the efficiency of the power grid and has the potential to facilitate supply-demand balance. Demand side load control can contribute to reduce electricity consumption through ... -
Probing the effects of backbone ester substitution on self-assembly and biological activity of short depsipeptides
(2015-05)Hydrogel materials composed of self-assembled amphiphilic peptides show great promise for use as injectable, highly biocompatible biomaterials for tissue regeneration applications. However, peptides do not easily degrade ... -
Doctoral thesis recital (trombone) lecture
(2017-04-19)Lecture: The upper register of the trombone : existing methods and suggestions for improvement -- Excerpts from: Bolero / Maurice Ravel ; Deux danses. Danse sacrée / Jean-Michel Defaye ; Concerto pour trombone et orchestra. ... -
Doctoral thesis recital (guitar) lecture
(2017-04-19)Lecture and performance: Ten etudes for guitar / Giulio Regondi.