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The Built Environment, Walking, and Physical Activity: A Comparison between Korean Immigrants and Caucasian Women in King County, WA
(2014-02-24)The number of immigrants is continuously increasing in the U.S., and their rapid weight gain over time since entering this country has become a serious health concern. Immigrant and ethnic minority women have been shown ... -
Built Lens: Designing Environmental Engagement on Flathead Lake
(2014-04-30)This thesis explores the capacity of the built environment to serve as a lens in mediating man's relationship with the relatively un-built environment at a site located on Flathead Lake. Our presence on Flathead Lake in ... -
Bulk and Surface Chemistry Modification of Highly Porous Carbon for Supercapacitors
(2013-11-14)Highly porous carbon prepared through sol-gel processing is an excellent electrode material for supercapacitors, also known as electrochemical capacitors, because of its high surface area and pore volume, good conductivity, ... -
Bulk mineralogy of Lunar crater central peaks via thermal infrared spectra from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer - A study of the Moon's crustal composition at depth
(2012-09-13)The central peaks of lunar impact craters are thought to be composed of uplifted material originating from varying depths of the crustal column. The crystallization sequence of the early lunar magma ocean resulted in an ... -
Bums, Revolutionaries, or Citizens? A Political History of Youth in Twentieth-Century America
Under what conditions do political elites begin to fear that young people will fail to become responsible citizens? What do these conditions and the solutions adopted tell us about the values and skills associated with ... -
Buoyancy Controlled Float Swarms for Distributed Sensing in Coastal Waterways
Buoyancy-controlled underwater floats have produced a wealth of in situ observational data from the open ocean. When deployed in large numbers, or 'swarms,' floats offer a unique capacity to simultaneously map, in ... -
Burden of Dental Anomalies at a University Pediatric Dental Clinic
Purpose: Investigate the burden of dental treatment for children and adolescents with dental anomalies. Methods: Electronic health records (axiUm) of patients seen at the University of Washington Center for Pediatric ... -
Burden of Intentional Injury in Baghdad During the Iraq War
Introduction The impact of injuries on the worldwide burden of morbidity and mortality is gaining significant recognition. However, there is no agreed upon methodology for the calculation of the burden of injury on conflict ... -
Bureaucratic Impediments to Collaboration: A Case Study of the Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Basin
(2013-04-17)Bureaucratic Impediments to Collaboration: A Case Study of the Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Basin Christina Wille Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Thomas Leschine School of Marine and Environmental Affairs ... -
Burning Mouth Syndrome Questionnaire
(2013-11-14)Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is considered to be a chronic neuropathic condition in the mouth, presenting with burning symptoms affecting the tip and lateral borders of anterior 2/3rds of the tongue, followed by anterior ... -
Burning Mouth Syndrome: a demographic and comorbid condition case series
Significance: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is known to be a highly adverse oral condition that is generally chronic in duration with an substantial uncertainty regarding the clinical presentation, etiologic factors, and ... -
Burning Village: Deployable, Scalable, Open Source Camp Infrastructure for Burning Man
Burning Man Camps are wildly variable, highly unpredictable, and extremely individualized, temporary autonomous communities existing within the larger decentralized network that is Burning Man. However, this chaotic network ... -
Business Activities, Decision-Making, and Barriers to Viability of the Forest Biomass Harvesting Industry in Washington State
(2014-02-24)Using forest biomass- the leftover byproducts of forestry operations- as an energy source potentially presents a win-win alignment of environmental goals, economic growth, and business success. This research explores the ... -
Business Signage Control in Seattle's Chinatown International District, Pursuing Healthy Balance of Preservation and Commercial Vitalization in a Historic Commercial Districts
Chinatown International District (Chinatown-ID) is a historic commercial neighborhood in the City of Seattle (the City). The neighborhood is characterized with historic mixed-use buildings from the early 20th century, and ... -
Business Strategies of North American Sawmills: Flexibility, Exports and Performance
(2013-07-23)Lumber production in North America has declined sharply after the housing crisis in the U.S. The weak demand for lumber in the U.S. has been offset by strong international demand, however, some sawmills hesitate to export ... -
Buying Time for the Farmers of Chengdu: Settlement Form, Labor Time Allocation, and their Implications for Resilient Land Use Planning in a Rapidly Urbanizing Region
The thesis explores differences among rural households in their allocation of labor to the different types of work – specifically food and non-food agricultural production and wage-jobs – and potentially related factors ... -
Bwai \ Remapping
This thesis is a collection of twenty visual poems and a poetics statement that comments on LandBack, biodiversity, and conservation. The visual poems draw maps of occupied Indigenous territories in tribal languages and ... -
BY OUR LADY: A Brief and Eclectic Survey of Art as Potential Prayer from the 7th Century to the 21st
This paper examines works of poetry, visual art, and performance art from a variety of cultures and time periods in an attempt to approach an understanding of the defining features of prayer, to the extent that these might ... -
(by)Metrics (by)Design: Building for Endurance
(2013-04-17)University of Washington Master's Thesis Abstract (by)Metrics (by)Design: Building for Endurance David Ronald Fish Chair of Supervisory Committee: Asst. Professor Kathrina Simonen, Chair Department of Architecture College ... -
Bycatch, Community Protection, and Catch Shares in a Regional Multispecies Fishery - Addressing the Gulf of Alaska
Increasing amounts of Pacific halibut and Chinook salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska groundfish trawl fishery, alongside other concerns like surplus harvesting capacity, have prompted the North Pacific Fishery Management ...