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Disability Ecology: Re-Materializing U.S. Fiction from 1890-1940
(2016)
Disability Ecology: Re-Materializing U.S. Fiction from 1890-1940 argues that disability is the material-semiotic product of an ecological network of human and non-human actors. As social forms, disability ecologies move ...
Selected Problems for High-Dimensional Data - Quantile and Errors-in-Variables Regressions.
(2016)
This dissertation addresses two problems. First, we study joint quantile regression at multiple quantile levels with high dimensional covariates. Variable selection performed at individual quantile levels may lack stability ...
Concepts of Space and Place Neighborhood Access, Pedestrian Movement, and Physical Activity in Detroit: Implications for Urban Design and Research.
(2010)
The physical environment plays a major role in facilitating people’s activity patterns in residential settings. The ways in which people conceive of their neighborhood as a space and a place for activities has theoretical ...
The Psychedelic Listener: Theorizing Music in Therapeutic Practice
(2019)
Since the advent of sound reproduction, new types of listener have emerged: a consumer-listener enters Muzak’s affective atmosphere and purchases more than planned; prisoner-of-war-listeners are assaulted with earsplitting ...
Nearby Nature and Mental Wellbeing: A Designer's Perspective.
(2015)
The beneficial role of nearby nature settings in mental wellbeing is particularly important in the urban context where residents are dealing with numerous distractions and sources of stress in their daily life. Given the ...
Continuity and Change in Theory-of-Mind Development: A Neuroscientific Approach.
(2013)
This dissertation seeks a more comprehensive picture of the process of theory-of-mind development (an understanding that action is guided by internal mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions) by examining ...
The effects of site factors on energy consumption of residential buildings in southeastern Michigan.
(1988)
This research investigates the potential effects of site factors on energy consumption of residential buildings in the southeastern region of the state of Michigan. Site factors include vegetation, topography, and the ...
Windowness and Human Behavior in the Hospital Rehabilitation Environment.
(1983)
In hospitals, patients and staff are increasingly subjected to poorly windowed rooms. Six Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Units in Chicago served as the research settings for a study of well-being as a function of ...