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Title: Effects of Supported Electronic Text and Explicit Instruction on Science Comprehension by Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author: Knight, Victoria
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Supported electronic text (eText), or text that has been altered to increase access and provide support to learners, may promote comprehension of science content for students with disabilities. According to CAST, Book Builder(TM) uses supported eT...

Title: Effects of task training on kindergarten students' performance on early literacy measures
Author: Mackiewicz, Sara
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Reading, Educational tests and measurements
Description: The use of early literacy screening measures helps determine which students are at risk for future reading difficulties. However, there has been some recent concern related to the classification validity of screening measures (Hintze, Ryan, & Ston...

Title: Electromagnetic Wave Phenomena In Periodic Metastructures
Author: Schenk, John
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering, Optics, System theory
Description: There is an active effort toward the development of negative index metamaterials for application in high-resolution imaging. In particular, engineering an artificial material exhibiting an index of exactly -1, may permit sub-wavelength imaging. Th...

Title: Engineering characterization of waste derived geopolymer cement concrete for structural applications
Author: Tempest, Brett
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Sustainability
Description: Geopolymer cements provide an alternative to the Portland cement used to manufacture structural concrete. The material commonly used to produce geopolymers is fly ash, which is found in the waste stream of power generation facilities. Therefore, r...

Title: Evaluating Sexual Prejudice Among Substance Abuse Counselors
Author: Powell, James
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Mental health, Queer studies
Description: ABSTRACTJAMES EDWARD POWELL. Evaluating sexual prejudice among substance abuse counselors. (Under the direction of DR. JOHN R. CULBRETH) Sexual minority individuals seeking substance abuse treatment services are not immune from barriers of sexual ...

Title: Evaluating and extending the concept of wisdom of crowds in the context of problem solving
Author: Sun, Min
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Computer science
Description: James Surowiecki in his book on the wisdom of crowds wrote about the decisions made based on the aggregation of information in groups. Knowing the many case studies and anecdotes which show the success of wisdom of crowds, he argues that under cer...

Title: Examining the Relationship of Variables Related to Litigation Regarding Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Author: Meier, Irene
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) contains procedural safeguard provisions for parents [20 U.S.C. § 615]. Among these safeguards are (1) dispute resolution, (2) mediation, and (3) administrative hearing. Ge...

Title: Exercise-based Cognitive Therapy as a treatment for co-morbid insomnia and depression
Author: Daley, Kristin
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Clinical psychology, Psychophysiology
Description: The present study introduces a new treatment modality for comorbid insomnia and depression that combines cardiovascular exercise and elements of cognitive behavioral treatment: Exercise Based Cognitive Therapy (EBCT). While simultaneously performi...

Title: Experiencing the Double-Edged Sword of Desegregation: Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Graduates from 1995-1998
Author: Hawn Nelson, Amy
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Education, Educational sociology, Social sciences--Study and teaching
Description: The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the long-term effects of desegregated schooling within a firmly established K-12th grade desegregated school system. Long-term outcomes include: educational and occupational attainment, comfort wit...

Title: Experimental Evaluation of the Cognitive Effects of Travel Technique in Immersive Virtual Environments
Author: Suma, Evan
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Computer science
Description: Navigation is one of the most common and universal interaction tasks performed with 3D user interfaces, and different travel techniques can have a strong influence on a user's exploration and overall experience of a virtual environment. Real walki...

Title: FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION DURING SEISMICALLY EXCITED SLOSHING WITHIN SHALLOW SKIRT SUPPORTED PRESSURE VESSELS
Author: Antaal, Bikramjit
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: This dissertation describes the finite element considerations employed in a seismic response spectrum analysis of a skirt supported, liquid containing pressure vessel. Like many axisymmetric cylindrical vessels, the gross seismic response to an in...

Title: Facilitating Individual Student Planning with English Learners: An Exploration of Placement Complexities and Counselor Educational Preparation
Author: Lachance, Joan
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Curriculum planning
Description: ABSTRACTJOAN ROLSTON LACHANCE. A multiple case study on facilitating individual student planning with English learners in North Carolina high schools: An exploration of placement complexities and counselor educational preparation. (Under the direc...

Title: Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS
Author: Onsomu, Elijah
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Epidemiology
Description: BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) su...

Title: Hispanic-Black Achievement Gap: The Educational Schism in South Carolina Middle Schools
Author: Belton, Sr., Montrio
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The academic achievement gap that exists between middle class White and non-White and poor students is well-documented. As policy-makers and educational leaders in South Carolina grapple with the academic achievement gap between White and non-Whit...

Title: IMPROVING DATA EXTRACTION METHODS FOR LARGE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY DATASETS
Author: Reid, Robert
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Bioinformatics
Description: ROBERT WILLIAM REID. Improving data extraction methods for large molecular biology datasets. (Under direction of DR. ANTHONY A. FODOR)In the past, an experiment involving a pair wise comparison normally involved one or a few dependent variables. N...

Title: INTERFEROMETRIC TECHNIQUE FOR MICROSTRUCTURE METROLOGY USING AN INDEX MATCHING LIQUID
Author: Purcell, Daryl
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Optics
Description: Non-null interferometry offers a viable alternative to traditional interferometric testing of aspheric micro-lenses since computer generated holograms or null optics whose fabrication and testing are very expensive, are not required. However, due ...

Title: Insitu Determination of Residual Soil Shear Strength Parameters Using the Standard Penetration Test with Torque
Author: Cottingham, Marcus
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering
Description: Residual soils are found throughout the world and often behave differently than transported soils. Residual soils are identified as materials developed from the insitu weathering of rock that has remained in the location of its origin as opposed t...

Title: Knowledge Visualization: From Theory To Practice
Author: Jeong, Dong Hyun
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Information technology
Description: Visualizations have been known as efficient tools that can help users analyze complex data. However, understanding the displayed data and finding underlying knowledge is still difficult. In this work, a new approach is proposed based on understand...

Title: MECHANISTIC STUDY OF SELF-ASSEMBLED TUNGSTEN NANOGRATINGS ON SOLIDS INDUCED BY FEMTOSECOND LASER BEAM
Author: Tang, Mingzhen
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Optics
Description: This dissertation describes a mechanistic study on the spontaneous formation of tungsten nanograting induced by a 400 nm femtosecond laser beam on solids observed in laser induced chemical vapor deposition configuration. The formed tungsten nanogr...

Title: MICRO- TO MACROSCALE MODELING OF DRINKING WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
Author: Polaczyk, Amy
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences
Description: Models are valuable tools that can provide quantitative insight into a process or system, but must to be kept simple to remain meaningful. In this dissertation, three separate drinking water research projects were completed using numerical modelin...