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Construction of Generalized Integral Formulas by Means of Laplace Transformations 用拉普拉斯变换构造广义积分公式

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-05-31 DOI: 10.14434/IUJUR.V2I1.20922

Adam C Buss

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Bared Teeth, Plucked Feathers, Broken Eggs: Reading Human-Animal Relationships through Audubon 裸露的牙齿，拔下的羽毛，破碎的鸡蛋:通过奥杜邦解读人与动物的关系

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-05-31 DOI: 10.14434/IUJUR.V2I1.20914

Jacob M Huff

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Forest Economies: A Remedy to Amazonian Deforestation? 森林经济:亚马逊森林砍伐的补救措施?

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-05-31 DOI: 10.14434/IUJUR.V2I1.20929

J. Coello

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Becoming God: Cycles of Rebirth and Resurrection in Their Eyes Were Watching God 成为上帝:在他们的眼中重生和复活的循环

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-05-31 DOI: 10.14434/IUJUR.V2I1.20920

K. Milvert

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Energy Consumption in Creighton University Residence Halls: Comparing Attitudes and Behaviors 克赖顿大学宿舍的能源消耗:态度与行为的比较

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-02-19 DOI: 10.17062/QJUR.V5.I1.P51

Sarah Kelly

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Hegemony within Higher Education: The Creation of an "Ideal" Student 高等教育中的霸权:“理想”学生的塑造

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-02-19 DOI: 10.17062/QJUR.V5.I1.P23

Amy N Guziec

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Christian Base Communities in Peru: Lessons for North America 秘鲁的基督教基础社区:给北美的教训

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-02-19 DOI: 10.17062/QJUR.V5.I1.P81

C. Rainwater

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Family Communication and its Effects on Child Developmental Progression 家庭沟通及其对儿童发展的影响

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-02-19 DOI: 10.17062//QJUR.V5.I1.P35

Paige Rainforth

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"Feminism" and Feminism: A Rhetorical Criticism of Emma Watson's Address to the U.N. “女权主义”与女权主义:对艾玛·沃特森联合国演讲的修辞批评

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-02-19 DOI: 10.17062/QJUR.V5.I1.P1

C. Batterson

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Mother Knows Best? Evaluating the Roles of Stoic Parents in Gladiator (2000) 妈妈最懂?《角斗士》(2000)中禁欲父母的角色评价

The Journal of Undergraduate Research Pub Date : 2016-02-19 DOI: 10.17062/QJUR.V5.I1.P13

Krysta Larson

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