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Title: The development of Chinese overseas joint venture universities and their role in Chinese higher education
Author: Mao, Ping
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Government policy
Description: This dissertation investigates a newly emerging phenomenon in Chinese higher education in which a Chinese university partners with an overseas university to open a new university campus in China which began in 2004. This form of university was est...

Title: The contextual characteristics of violent crime against Native American women
Author: Stanley, Michelle A.
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Indigenous peoples, Violent crimes
Description: National surveys, reports, and research articles have indicated that Native American women experience some of the highest rates of violence compared to women from other racial or ethnic groups in the United States. Despite these findings, there is...

Title: The Use of Lidar Point Cloud Data for Facilities Management
Author: Poulos, George
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: ABSTRACTGEORGE POULOS. The Use of LiDAR Point Clouds for University Facilities Management (Under the direction of Dr. Glenda Mayo) The use of 3D LiDAR technology has been consistently in demand. 3D scans are used for many different applications in...

Title: The Role of Metformin on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Progression and Skeletal Muscle Health.
Author: Bond, Nicole
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Kinesiology
Description: Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and maintains a relatively small survival rate (~20%). Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) makes up 80-85% of all lung cancer diagnoses. Lung cancer patients routinely undergo surgical procedures, chemot...

Title: The Predictors of Counselor Moral and Ethical Reflection: Spiritual Intelligence, Meditation, Clinical Experience, and Ethical Climate
Author: Nelson, Christie
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mental health, Ethics, Spirituality
Description: While research on the ethical decision-making process in counseling continues to evolve, ethical violations committed by counselors persist, evidenced by an increase in the number of adverse incidents resulting in closed insurance claims and milli...

Title: The New World Meets the Old: German-Americans and the Temperance Struggle in Ohio, 1870 - 1875
Author: Sorensen, Niles
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: History
Description: AbstractNiles Sorensen. The New World Meets the Old: German-Americans and the Temperance Struggle in Ohio, 1870 – 1875 (Under the Direction of Dr. John David Smith) In the middle decades of the nineteenth century more than 3,000,000 immigrants arr...

Title: The Nature and Dimensionality of Repetitive Thought
Author: Greene, Taryn
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Background: Current popular conceptualizations of the psychological process Repetitive Thought (RT) appear of limited accuracy due to construct confusion (i.e., equating RT with other similar constructs like rumination or worry), possible construc...

Title: The Interactive Effect of Psychological Capital and Gender on Employee Turnover and Promotion Within Entrepreneurial Ventures
Author: Tuders, John
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Organizational behavior, Psychology, Entrepreneurship
Description: Entrepreneurship is drives economic growth and innovation. While research largely focuses on the role of the individual entrepreneur, new venture success also depends on the ability for the entrepreneur to attract and retain employees. The purpose...

Title: The Influences of Brand Personality, Culture, and Social Media on Iconic Brand Preferences
Author: Whelan, Brian
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Marketing
Description: Despite the strong appeal of iconic brands, research on how consumers form attachments and loyalty to them has been limited. To fill this knowledge gap, this research is aimed at identifying factors that may determine consumers’ emotional attachme...

Title: The Influence of Low-Income Households: Social Cohesion Entrepreneurship Formalization Moderated by Family Support, Risk Propensity, and Locus of Control
Author: Wise, Janice
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Organizational behavior, Social sciences, Entrepreneurship
Description: Poverty is a global problem dating back to the early nineteen hundred. Issues, such as income inequalities, food insecurities, poor education, lack of good health care, and housing challenges have often been highlighted in the research. The plight...

Title: The Impact of Writing Instruction on Students’ Attitude and Self- Efficacy in Writing
Author: Stockett, Amanda
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: This qualitative study examined whether or not three different writing strategies affected students’ self-efficacy beliefs and attitudes towards writing assignments. The participants in this study were 9th-grade students in an English 1 classroom ...

Title: The Impact of Stream Restoration on Macroinvertebrate Communities in an Urban Forested Watershed
Author: Hartman, Jacqueline
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Environmental sciences
Description: Stream restoration can lead to improved habitat quality, increased macroinvertebrate abundance and diversity, and reduced concentrations of nutrients and contaminants. Macroinvertebrates are vital in connecting the food web and breaking down organ...

Title: The Impact of Organizational Environment on Reporting Sexual Harassment: A Meta-Analytic Review
Author: Best, Emma
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Management
Description: This meta-analytic review integrates a micro-perspective theory of coping responses with the macro-perspective institutional theory of moral collapse to understand the likelihood of an employee reporting sexual harassment. I build on previous stud...

Title: The Haqqani Network: An Underestimated Force?
Author: Davis, Shelby
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: International relations, Area studies
Description: The catastrophic events of September 11, 2001 and the beheading of James Foley on August 19, 2014 were the tipping points in the United States’ infamous war on terrorism. The countless tragedies and years of war have demonstrated the unprecedented...

Title: The Garden of Whispers
Author: Marlow, Mikayla
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Literature, Creative writing
Description: The following creative thesis includes the first 100 pages of a young adult fantasy novel, in which the child protagonist uses a creative outlet as means of coping with the challenges of reality. This thesis is divided into six sections with three...

Title: The Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Food Label Literacy Among Parents of Children in an Outpatient Pediatric Clinic
Author: Okocha, Ifunanya
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Health education, Nutrition
Description: Childhood obesity has been on the rise for decades and its effects have a negative impact on the health, psychology of the people with significant economic cost to the society at large. Many risk factors have been attributed to obesity such as qua...

Title: The Efficacy of An Educational Intervention on Latinas' Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge
Author: Harper, Amber
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Health education, Medical sciences
Description: Latinas’ lack of knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening (CCS) guidelines has a significant impact on CCS adherence and ultimately impacts their health outcomes related to cervical cancer. Studies have demonstrated that small media, cultural...

Title: The Effects of Religious Identity and Race on Political Participation and Voter Registration
Author: Venezia, Ashleigh
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Sociology
Description: The relationship between religion and political participation and voter registration has not been investigated through the lens of Identity Theory. In this thesis, I utilize measures of religious affiliation and race to examine their influence on ...

Title: The Effects of Correctional Education on Prison Misconduct
Author: Shaw, Olivia
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: The relationship between correctional education and recidivism rates have often been overwhelming with support. However, the examination of whether correctional education affects prisoner misconduct is significantly underrepresented in criminologi...

Title: The Effect of Child Access Prevention Laws on Unintentional Shootings Perpetrated by Children
Author: Nussbaum, Sofia
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Economics
Description: Holding gun owners responsible when a child accesses a firearm is one of the reasons Child Access Prevention Laws emerged. Previous studies have focused on fatal shootings in which the victim is a child without identifying the age of the perpetrat...