The purpose of this thesis is, first, to explore the presence and meaning of Foucault’s heterotopia within William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”and Beaumont[...]

A good understanding of flow in a number of hydraulic structures, such as energy dissipators, among others, is needed to effectively control upstream and downstream fl[...]

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The biophysical study of proteins has allowed an improved understanding of the relationship between form and function. This relationship is the basis of allostery, the[...]

Anxiety sensitivity is a multifaceted cognitive risk factor currently being examined in relation to anxiety and depression. The paucity of research on the relative con[...]

Stable isotope analysis has emerged as one of the primary means for examining the structure and dynamics of food webs, and numerous analytical approaches are now commo[...]

Mangroves are among the ecosystems with the highest potential for carbon sequestration and storage. In these ecosystems and others above-ground biomass (AGB) is often [...]

Anthropogenic alterations of natural hydrology are common in wetlands and often increase water permanence, converting ephemeral habitats into permanent ones. Since aqu[...]

Modeling natural human behavior in understanding written language is crucial for developing true artificial intelligence. For people, words convey certain semantic con[...]

Complex networks arise in a wealth of areas and their structure can yield important insights into the relationships between the objects that are connected within them.[...]