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Gaming in sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Washington Department of Communication, 6/10/2011)Gaming holds significant promise in sub-Saharan Africa. Looking at the existing and trending ICT infrastructure in the region, this essay analyzes the potential for gaming as both an industry and a benefit to the region. ... -
Ganbare ba nantoka naru 頑張れば何とかなる
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Gender in Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess"
(University of Washington Libraries, 2015)George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess” depicts 1930s African-American life in the slums of South Carolina through the romance between the crippled beggar Porgy and the licentious “bad” woman Bess. Bess’ depravity causes ... -
The gender politics of female action heroes in television and films
(2005-09-01)Social and political movements in the United States have led to an increase in the popularity of action and adventure genres in television and films. There has been an increase in female lead roles in these productions and ... -
Gene Expression of Na+/K+ ATPase in Haminoea japonica
(Friday Harbor Labs, 2011-09)Gene flow is important in maintaining genetic variation and replenishing locally disrupted populations. Because of the importance of gene flow, predicting dispersal patterns and connectivity in marine ecosystems is ... -
The generation and propagation of internal waves in Nootka Sound
(2015-06)[author abstract] The inlets of Nootka Sound, British Columbia provide a favourable area to study internal wave generation and propagation due to their varying bottom topography, the presence of sills and the occurrence ... -
Generation and structural properties of internal waves in Hood Canal
(2018-05-27)Internal waves were first reported by Vilhelm Bjerknes as the phenomenon called “dead water,” and can now be observed all over the world. In Hood Canal, a fjord in the southwestern portion of Puget Sound, internal waves ... -
Gentrification, Displacement, and the Question of Responsibility
(University of Washington Libraries, 5/6/2019)"In 1865, Seattle’s First City Council banned Native Americans from living in the city – but restricting people’s right to a home hasn’t stopped there. Redlining, or policies that make it harder for people of color to ... -
Geologic Assessment of a Thin Limestone Unconventional Reservoir in The Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma
(2016-12)In this geologic assessment of the Jone Limestone I identify and describe the key components of the Jone Limestone hydrocarbon system: The source rock is a dark organic rich shale called the Douglas formation. The Douglas ... -
Geologic map of Quaternary deposits south of Grays Harbor and near Willapa Bay, southwestern Washington coast
(2021-05)New 1:24,000 scale geologic mapping on the southwestern Washington coast, south of Grays Harbor and along Willapa Bay, indicates nine Quaternary units in what was previous mapped as a single unit. These units include ... -
Geological structure and acoustic properties of sediments in Effingham Inlet
(2013-06)[author abstract] Effingham Inlet is a unique fjord landscape located in Barkley Sound of Vancouver, Canada that was uncovered by glaciers around 15 ka. In this study, multibeam echosounder bathymetric and backscatter ... -
Geology and landslide geomorphology of the Burpee Hills, Skagit County, Washington, USA
(2016-06)Landforms within the Skagit Valley record a complex history of land evolution from Late Pleistocene to the present. Late Pleistocene glacial deposits and subsequent incision by the Skagit River formed the Burpee Hills ... -
Geology of a hydrothermal upflow zone on the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge
(2010-05)The upflow zone on the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge, represents an extinct hydrothermal system that was raised up by faulting, exposing the interior. Submersibles and remotely operated underwater vehicles were ... -
Geomorphic Impacts of the 2013 Colorado Front Range Flood on Black Canyon Creek and North Fork Big Thompson River
(2016-03)In September 2013, the Colorado Front Range experienced a five-day storm that brought record-breaking precipitation to the region. As a consequence, many Front Range streams experienced flooding, leading to erosion, ... -
Geomorphic Reconstruction of Alki Point in West Seattle Based on Chronostratigraphic Relationships of Mid-Late Holocene-Aged Intertidal Deposits
(2019-12)A tombolo may have tied a bedrock knoll at the western tip of Alki Point to the mainland before a large magnitude 7 or greater earthquake ruptured within the Seattle fault zone, resulting in ~23 ft of uplift at Alki Point ... -
A Geomorphological Investigation of Paleoshorelines on Mars
(2013-10)This study examined the geomorphological evidence of paleoshorelines on Mars in order to investigate the hypothesis that Mars may once have possessed an ocean inundating the northern lowlands. The objective was to use ... -
Geophysical Investigation of a Geologic Unconformity at Seward Park - Seattle, WA
(2018-06)This report presents the results of field and geophysical analyses of a geologic unconformity located within Seattleís Seward Park. The unconformity consists of an apparently abrupt contact between Quaternary Vashon till ... -
Germany and the Baltic Sea Region: Proposals for the New Federal Government
(2018)The Baltic Sea Region (BSR), consisting of Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark, has increasingly become a theater for confrontation between Russia and the West. As the largest ... -
A Giant in a Changing Ocean: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Greenland Shark (Somniosus Microcephalus)
(University of Washington Libraries, 2014)The Arctic is a changing ecosystem that supports a wide diversity of organisms. Multi-year ice in the Arctic is declining due to warming temperatures and being replaced by thinner first year ice. This change ... -
Giants, Dwarfs, and Skeletons on Display: Created Identity and the Commodified Abnormal Body in Georgian and Victorian Britain
(2012-03)The compulsion to collect, view and medicalize curious anatomy was evident in the proliferation of popular anatomy museums, the formation of institutional collections of pathology and the particular of freakshows in the ...