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J. Doe: Placeholders for the Unidentified
“And since you know you cannot see yourself So well as by reflection, I, your glass, Will modestly discover to yourself That of yourself which you yet know not of.” -Shakespeare How am I reflected in the objects I create? ... -
jahlbutahkhapnida
The act of stretching and experimenting with the malleable properties of language is fundamental to my practice. I often criticize the supposed neutrality of language, especially Standard American English, and question the ... -
Jane Porter in the Margins: Paratext in the Romantic National Novel
“Jane Porter in the Margins: Paratext in the Romantic National Novel” argues that Romantic novelist Jane Porter uses paratext in her national novels to accomplish bold political and personal goals. I examine her most famous ... -
Japan's Total Allowable Catch Systems in Fishery Resource Management
The fishing industry is one of the important industries, and seafood is an essential source of animal protein in Japan. However, declines of some fishery resources are causing socioeconomic problems in the fisheries. In ... -
Japan's war orphans and new overseas Chinese: history, identification and (multi)ethnicity
(2004)Japanese "war orphans" are people of Japanese parentage who were stranded in China as children following the end of World War Two. This dissertation discusses war orphans in terms of their historical circumstances in China, ... -
Japanese Blood in the Heart of the Gothic: An Anthology of Gothic Stories from the Japanese Diaspora
Japanese Blood in the Heart of the Gothic is a fictional anthology of Gothic short stories from across the Japanese diaspora. Though the authors are fictional, they represent real Japanese communities outside of Japan and ... -
Japanese Encephalitis: Evaluation of Vaccine Impact in Uttar Pradesh, India
Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable encephalitis and a significant cause of disability in Asia and the western Pacific. JE is endemic in many parts of India and the state of Uttar ... -
Japanese farms in Washington
(1926)More than thirty years have elapsed since Japanese farmers first appeared in the state of Washington, but it was not until after 1910 that they increased rapidly. The climax was reached in 1920 when there were in the state ... -
Japanese gapping in minimalist syntax
(2006)This dissertation investigates an elliptical construction called Gapping in Japanese. Gapping is the omission of a predicate in clauses that are conjoined. The study focuses on capturing the correlation between Gapping ... -
Japanese literature after Sartre: Noma Hiroshi, Ōe Kenzaburō, and Mishima Yukio
(1997)This dissertation is an exploration of postwar Japanese literature written in the wake of Sartre's fiction as it was introduced in Japan. I focus on the work of Noma Hiroshi, Oe Kenzaburo, and Mishima Yukio. The postwar ... -
Japanese/American architecture: a century of cultural exchange
(1999)Traditional Japanese architecture has had a significant impact on the development of both the physical forms and the underlying principles of American design. Much has been written about this Japanese influence, but only ... -
Jasmonate Perception by Inositol-phosphate-potentiated COI1-JAZ Co-receptor
(2012-09-13)Jasmonates (JAs) are a family of plant hormones that regulate plant growth, development, and responses to stress. The F-box protein CORONATINE-INSENSITIVE 1 (COI1) mediates JA signaling by promoting hormone-dependent ... -
Jason vs GIJOE
Jason vs GI JOE is partly an exercise in autobiography, an experiment in relational aesthetics, and an interdisciplinary artist project at the intersection of comic books, creative writing and performance art. This comic ... -
Jebel | Wadi | Sahra: Exploring Relationships Between Bedouins and Travelers along Egypt’s Sinai Trail through Narrative Place-Making
The Sinai Trail, established in 2015, is Egypt’s first long distance recreational hiking trail. The trail is both administered by Bedouins – Bedouin guides are required – and located on Bedouin land. Recently, the Sinai ... -
Jian'an Literature Revisited: Poetic Dialogues in the Last Three Decades of the Han Dynasty
(2013-07-25)The Jian'an period (196-220), which is best known through the fictionalized account in the <italic>Romance of the Three States</italic>, is also an important literary period. It is celebrated for its major writers such as ... -
Job Accessibility, Commuting Time and Travel Complexity in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA)
Transportation equity is an important dimension of urban sustainability. Specifically, the journey to work, which is still the main source of intra-urban trips in many cities around the world, is a key issue of urban ... -
Joint association between endogenous sex hormones, genetic risk factors, and incident venous thromboembolism in women
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is associated with genetic variations and the use of exogenous hormones such as oral contraceptives and hormone therapy. Previous studies have shown an inconsistent association between endogenous ...