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Translation operators on group von Neumann algebras and Banach algebras related to locally compact groups
DownloadFall 2010
Let $G$ be a locally compact group, $G^$ be the set of all extreme points of the set of normalized continuous positive definite functions of $G$ and $a(G)$ be the closed subalgebra generated by $G^$ in $B(G)$. When $G$ is abelian, $G^$ is the set of dirac measures of the dual group of $G$. The...
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Fall 2022
This dissertation investigates the literary ascendancy in the West of China’s first Nobel laureate, Gao Xingjian, through translation. Although Gao’s master novel Lingshan was significant for his international reputation, the importance of its translations for his literary prestige in the West...
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Spring 2018
Lung cancer has the highest mortality rates of all cancers worldwide, with a 5-year survival rate less than 15%. Screening methods are in need for the high risk population, as lung cancer is asymptomatic in its early stages. Proper screening methods would allow earlier diagnosis and curative...
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Fall 2015
The development of the Edmonton protocol was an important milestone in the process of establishing islet transplantation as a cure for diabetes. However, many challenges must still be overcome, including the shortage of donor organs. To address this issue, we believe that neonatal porcine islets...
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Spring 2023
It is now acknowledged in Creative Writing research that the traditional writing workshop as developed in United States universities during the 20th century was initially propagated across the globe as part of a project to secure American soft power, and it remains ideologically slanted toward...
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Fall 2014
Machine transliteration is important to machine translation and cross-lingual information retrieval. Previous works show that machine transliteration can benefit from supplemental phonetic transcriptions and transliterations from other languages through a re-ranking framework. In this thesis, I...