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Dal Principe di Machiavelli a Trump: Somiglianze in Politica Basate sulla Natura Umana
(University of Washington Libraries, 3/14/2018)I wrote this paper as the final project for my independent study in Italian 499. It discusses the similarities between the tactics that worked for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, and the recommendations of 16th ... -
Dams, Salmon, and Orcas
(University of Washington Libraries, 2021-05)Dams are a staple in many areas, providing drinking water and hydropower to billions. But as history has shown, major alterations to the environment such as these can have unexpected results on local wildlife. This issue ... -
Dangers for Unprotected Embryos on the Benthos
(Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2014-08)One of the arguments for the persistence of planktonic larval stages in the life cycles of benthic marine invertebrates is that pelagic larvae experience a release from predation when they move off the benthos and into ... -
Dangers for Unprotected Embryos on the Benthos
(Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2014-10)One of the arguments for the persistence of planktonic larval stages in the life cycles of benthic marine invertebrates is that pelagic larvae experience a release from predation when they move off the benthos and into the ... -
Days of Decision: San Francisco’s 1960 House Un-American Activities Committee Protest as a Turning Point of the New Left
(University of Washington Libraries, 3/17/2021)After the degradation of labor union power throughout the postwar era, a new politics took hold among young Americans, and its academic roots and appeal to student demographics established the university as the new ... -
Deaccessioning museum collections
(2022-06)The core of many museums are their collections, and it is expected that museums will care for the objects that comprise these collections, which are held in the public trust, in perpetuity. This has led museums to collect ... -
Decolonizing Museums: Perspectives from Indigenous Museum Professionals
(2021-06)This phenomenological study investigates the lived experiences of Indigenous museum professionals who are leading decolonizing initiatives at settler colonial museums, and how their work has impacted them personally, ... -
Defense, Deficits, and Deployments: The Future of U.S. Military Policy
(2012)America’s economic strength and military might go hand in hand. Each is indispensable to the other. Thus, in times such as the present when America’s deteriorating fiscal position requires swift and reasoned attention, it ... -
Defense, Diplomacy and Development: Making a 3D Strategy Work in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
(2013)The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been the site of cyclical violence for years and, as a result, the country has failed to become a developed member of the international community. The International Rescue ... -
Defining the characteristics of active spreading centers
(2012-06)[Author's Abstract] Spreading centers occur where tectonic plates are moving apart from each other creating new seafloor and mid-oceanic ridges. The rate at which the centers spread causes changes in the geological features ... -
Defunis vs. Odegaard: Another Kind of "Jewish Problem"
(2007-08-08)When Marco DeFunis sued the University of Washington over its law school admission policies, the case created a rift between the black and Jewish communities in Seattle. A policy to correct discrimination helped the African ... -
Density structure in the outflow region of Colvos Passage: Observational analysis and model comparison
(2019)Puget Sound lies in a densely populated region of the state of Washington with many potential sources of pollution. A better understanding of circulation patterns within Puget Sound, such as the complex intersection of ... -
Denticle morphology in the Pacific Spiny Dogfish, Squalus suckleyi
(2022)To learn more about the denticle morphology and potential for replacement in the denticles of Squalus suckleyi, the Pacific spiny dogfish, a survey of denticle shapes using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was conducted. ... -
Depositional characteristics and trace metal abundance of sediments in an anoxic basin
(2015-06)[author abstract] Radiocarbon dates, grain-size analysis, δ13C, Computerized Tomography Scans, and metal abundance profiles are used to identify sediment deposition rate, sediment source, and redox conditions in a basin ... -
A description of water masses in Nootka Sound and estimation of diffusivity and upward velocity in Muchalat Inlet using temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen
(2015-06)[author abstract] Nootka Sound is a rarely studied fjord estuary on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. Using CTD and UCTD casts, water property data was collected from the entrance sill, main basin, and through ... -
Descriptive acoustic analysis of a newly-discovered marine seep
(2013-06)[author abstract] Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that plays an important role in the global climate and has a warming potential that is twenty-five times greater than that of carbon dioxide. Natural fluxes of methane may ... -
Design Alternatives for Sea Level Monitoring in Developing Anthropogenic Settings of South Asia
(2018-05-27)Melting land ice and the thermal expansion of water, both results of Earth’s warming climate, are currently contributing to global sea level rise. Because its implications are not directly apparent from day to day, the ... -
Design and Test of Emergency Response Drifter with Low Debris Profile
(2017-07-24)Affordable techniques for tracking point source water pollutants such as small-scale oil spills are limited to in situ drifters and manually controlled drones. The new age technology of low cost, areal footage via an ... -
Design of a Stereo-RUV for Remote Study of Octopod Behavior and Ecology
(2018-05-27)Remote underwater video recording techniques play an important role in the study of marine animals, certain natural behaviors of which may only be observed by remote instruments. Here the design, build, and testing of a ...