Another Boom for Amazonia?

Examining the Socioeconomic and Environmental Implications of the New Camu Camu ...

by James W. Penn, Jr.

This study examines the socioeconomic and environmental implications of the new camu camu industry in Peru. Camu camu (Myrciaria dubia) is a small tree native to wetlands of the Amazon basin. It is especially abundant in Peruvian Amazonia. The high vitamin-C content of the fruit has generated interest in ...

An Analysis of Regulatory Frameworks for Wireless Communications, ...

The Case of Radio Frequency (RF) Allocation and Licensing

by Haim Mazar

This thesis analyses how and why culture and geography influence the allocation and licensing of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum in different nations. Based on a broad comparative study of 235 countries, an inter-disciplinary approach is used to explore regulatory frameworks and attitudes toward risk. In addition, ...

The Influence of Effort on Impairments of Attention Associated with ...

by Ilan Lohr

That neuropsychological performance is impaired in patients with affective disorders is now widely accepted, and there is growing evidence that attentional dysfunction (effortful attention in particular) is one of the major impairments normally observed. The present study aimed at defining the nature of attentional ...

Raising the Question of Being

A Unification and Critique of the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger

by Rufus A. Duits

The thesis consists of two main divisions. The first presents an original interpretation of Martin Heidegger's philosophy. The second - premised on the first - presents a fundamental and internal critique of his philosophy.

The interpretative division demonstrates the way in which the history of being is ...

The Applicable Law to International Commercial Contracts and the ...

With a Special Emphasis on Choice of Law Rules in the European Community

by Mert Elcin

International commercial contracts in the context of increasing globalization of the national markets have posed some of the most difficult questions of the legal theory as developed since the emergence of nation states; those are, whether it is possible or desirable to allow international commercial contracts to be ...

The Politics of Death

A Sociological Analysis of Revolutionary Communication

by Michael J. Blain,

This dissertation reports the results of a sociological analysis of the narrative form and functions of revolutionary discourse. Chapter I poses two questions: How do representations of death function in political processes? How do signifiers of violent death function in the structure of revolutionary statements? ...

Margins of Desire

The Foundations of Derrida's Social Ethics

by Niva Arav

In this research, the author analyzes Derrida's understanding of the way society is created out of a collection of individuals, how the individuals preserve their singularity and freedom within a social system and the meaning of ethics, as it comes out in his early writings. In this work, the researcher used a ...

Compacted Oxide Layer Formation under Conditions of Limited Debris ...

by Ian A. Inman

For many applications, including power generation, aerospace and the automobile industry, high temperature wear provides serious difficulties where two or more surfaces move or slide relative to one another. In aerospace, for example, demands for more powerful, efficient engines operating at ever higher temperatures, ...