Dissertations and Theses (1964-2011)
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Modelling bidirectional radiance measurements collected by the advanced solid-state array spectroradiometer over Oregon transect conifer forests
(Boston University, 1986)The primary objective of this research is to test and validate a geometric-optical bidirectional reflectance canopy model developed by Li and Strahler, with respect to actual forest canopy reflectance measurments. This ... -
The applications of neural network in mapping, modeling and change detection using remotely sensed data
(Boston University, 1996)Advances in remote sensing and associated capabilities are expected to proceed in a number of ways in the era of the Earth Observing System (EOS). More complex multitemporal, multi-source data sets will become available, ... -
Early nineteenth-century orchestration treatises: with a concentration on Augustin Sundelin's Die Instrumentierung fur das Orchester and Ferdinand Gassner's Partiturkenntniss
(Boston University, 1989)Because of the late eighteenth century's developments in the art of orchestration, many music teachers became increasingly concerned with how to instruct their students in this subject. They turned to the instrumental ... -
The feedback factor in the communication process
(Boston University, 1973)This thesis develops the proposition that the feedback activities of human communication processes must operate effectively if a society, a community, of any social unit survives this complex, fast changing era. The concept ... -
The Healthy Public Housing Initiative-Environmental Assessment Survey: validation; analysis of leaks, moisture and mold; and public policy implications
(Boston University, 2005)The Healthy Public Housing Initiative-Environmental Assessment Survey (HPHI-EAS) is an interviewer-administered instrument that measures indoor environmental residential conditions of multi-unit public housing developments ... -
The custom of the country: Alistair Cooke and race in America: a selected edition of Letter from America, 1946-2003
(Boston University, 2011)The Custom of the Country: Alistair Cooke and Race in America is a selected, annotated edition of 142 installments of Alistair Cooke's BBC broadcast, Letter from America, on race and the struggle for civil rights in the ... -
The complete poems of Samuel Beckett: a critical edition
(Boston University, 2009)This edition fills a gap in Samuel Beckett scholarship by gathering the accurate texts of all original poems by Beckett in English and French and all of Beckett's translations of his poems (into English, French and, in one ... -
A graph-theoretical treatment of protein domain evolution
(Boston University, 2004)Understanding the mechanisms and driving forces behind molecular evolution is the defining challenge ofcomputational biology. However, a comprehensive, quantitative theory ofmolecular evolution remains elusive. We evaluate ... -
A comparative analysis of the ideal of community in the thought of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr
(Boston University, 1988)Howard Thurman (1900-1981) and Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) were both Christian pastors and social prophets who made significant contributions to the religious and social life of America and the world. Although ... -
Some issues of regional development and planning in Libya
(Boston University, 1976)This thesis is primarily concerned with the issues of regional development as they relate to a classic problem of underdevelopment, namely, the dualism of the space economy. The reversal of regional imbalance becomes a ... -
From defeat to democracy: postwar Germany and Japan with regard to Iraq
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The mortality of cellulose fiber production workers
(Boston University, 1991)This dissertation examines the relation between occupational exposure to the solvent methylene chloride and mortality in a cohort of cellulose fiber production workers. The first paper, entitled The Mortality of Cellulose ... -
The military as moral community: exploring the relationship between martial and societal values
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Ritual under negotiation: a Catholic feminist engagement with sacrificial atonement theology
(Boston University, 2011)Many feminist and womanist theologians have rejected a sacrificed savior, claiming that this theology perpetuates the suffering of marginalized persons. In their critiques, they often employ a reading of history that posits ... -
Toward a perichoretic theology of religions
(Boston University, 2008)This dissertation constructs a model of theology of religions based on Trinitarian perichoresis (mutual indwelling or interpenetration) as an alternative to the models developed by Raimundo Panikkar, Gavin D'Costa, and S. ... -
Giving voice to spirituality through narrative
(Boston University, 2010)
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