Search results | J. Murrey Atkins Library

Title: DE NOVO PREDICTION OF CIS-REGULATORY MODULES IN EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS
Author: Niu, Meng
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Bioinformatics
Description: Gene regulation networks (GRNs) are the bases for virtually all biological processes. To gain a global understanding of GRNs encoded in a genome, we first need to identify in all the cis-regulatory elements (CREs) recognized by transcription facto...

Title: DECISION SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RECOVERY
Author: Pala, Okan
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Geodesy, Information science
Description: Protecting critical infrastructure systems, such as electrical power grids, has become a primary concern for many governments and organizations across a variety of stakeholder perspectives. Critical infrastructures involve multi dimensional, highl...

Title: DEMOGRAPHICS, SIDE EFFECTS, AND HEALTH CARE BELIEFS OF PROHORMONE USERS
Author: Noone, Joshua
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Social sciences, Pharmacology
Description: Prohormones are a type of nutritional supplement similar to Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids (AAS). As AAS are illegal without a medical prescription prohormones are sometimes used as a legal alternative. It is thoughts that prohormones carry the same...

Title: DESIGN OF LEAN SIX SIGMA SIMULATION GAMES FOR ONLINE LEARNING
Author: Kottayil, Arun
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Industrial engineering, System theory
Description: While simulation games are widely applied in a face-to-face classroom setting, there is a lack of adequate collection of simulation games for online learning. Hence, the purpose of this research is two-fold: 1) to identify the gap for Lean Six Sig...

Title: DEVELOPING A BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC MOVEMENT IN TWO DIMENSIONS
Author: Major, Tyler
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering
Description: This paper concerns the theory behind developing a brain computer interface (BCI) and the applications of such a system. Signal acquisition methods such as Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), Magnetoenc...

Title: DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING JOINT DYNAMIC AMBULANCE RELOCATION AND FLEXIBLE DISPATCHING STRATEGIES: A SIMULATION-OPTIMIZATION APPROACH
Author: Li, Xun
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Operations research, Information technology, Business
Description: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system's mission is to provide timely and effective treatment to anyone in need of urgent medical care throughout their jurisdiction. The main goal of most EMS deployment is to reduce mortality, disability, pain an...

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF VORTEX MACHINING
Author: Howard, Stephen
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: This dissertation presents work done in investigation of a novel polishing process called Vortex Machining. Vortex Machining uses an oscillating probe to induce vortices in a polishing slurry above a workpiece, thereby removing material in regions...

Title: DYNAMIC WATER SORPTION IN TREHALOSE-SALT MIXTURES: EFFECT OF COMPOSITION ON RETENTION OF THE AMORPHOUS STATE
Author: Bagheri, Babak
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Biomechanics
Description: The disaccharide trehalose has received considerable attention in the bio-preservation field due to its outstanding properties as a glass former, and it is widely used in the pharmaceutical and food industries to stabilize dried products. In part,...

Title: De natura religionis Romanum: A Re-appraisal of the Role of Roman Private Cult and Practice
Author: Young, Thomas
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: History--Religious aspects, Religion, Civilization, Classical--Study and teaching
Description: This study questions the contemporary privilege afforded Roman civic cult and its relationship with the divine over the private cult of the individual or group. Exploring the historical underpinnings of the civic cult theory as exemplified by such...

Title: Delineating self: How individuals renegotiate boundaries after experiencing intimate partner violence
Author: Czerny, Astra
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex set of behaviors that begins with verbal or emotional abuse and often escalates to physical violence, stalking, or sexual assault. In order to escape the violence, many individuals resort to anonymity a...

Title: Development and Initial Validation of a Comprehensive Model of Forgiveness Following Interpersonal Conflict
Author: D'Angelo, Amanda
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Clinical psychology
Description: Psychological research on forgiveness has become increasingly prevalent over the past several years. However, there remain significant gaps in the theory guiding this research. This dissertation developed and tested a comprehensive model of the st...

Title: EFFECTS AND PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON THE MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN A STEM COURSE: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY
Author: Johnson, Sarah
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education
Description: To understand how to identify and examine factors that influence parental involvement and math achievement of high school students, I conducted a mixed-method study was guided by the following questions: 1. What are the perceptions of students, te...

Title: EFFECTS OF A CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEER-DELIVERED COMPUTER-ASSISTED INTERVENTION ON ACADEMIC VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND GENERALIZATION OF LATINO ENGLISH LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES
Author: Anderson, Adrienne
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: A multiple probe across participants design was used to examine the effects of a culturally relevant peer-delivered computer-assisted vocabulary instruction on the academic vocabulary acquisition and generalization of Latino English learners with ...

Title: EFFECTS OF A PARENT IMPLEMENTED DIALOGIC PLAY STRATEGY ON EARLY LITERACY DEVELOPMENT OF LATINO PRESCHOOLERS AT RISK FOR LANGUAGE DELAYS
Author: Swart, Katherine
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Early childhood education
Description: A multiple probe across participants design was used to examine the effects of a parent implemented dialogic play strategy on early literacy development of Latino preschoolers at risk for language delays. Three preschool aged Latino children consi...

Title: EFFECTS OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION ON ACQUISITION OF EARLY ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICAL VOCABULARY BY STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
Author: Patterson, Dawn
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Elementary
Description: Education in American schools is driven by the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) ensuring that educators provide students with disabilities a grade-aligned education. Recently, ...

Title: EFFECTS OF PROXIMITY FADING AND TASK BREAKS ON GROUP RESPONDING DURING DIRECT INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
Author: Thompson, Julie
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of proximity fading and task breaks on responding during small group Direct Instruction in mathematics with students with ASD and the extent to which students demonstrate academic accuracy a...

Title: ENHANCED THERMALLY MANAGED PACKAGING OF III-NITRIDE LIGHT EMITTERS
Author: Kudsieh, Nicolas
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Physics
Description: In this Dissertation our work on `enhanced thermally managed packaging of high power semiconductor light sources for solid state lighting (SSL)' is presented. The motivation of this research and development is to design thermally high stable cost-...

Title: ESSAYS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE: MEASUREMENT AND IMPACTS
Author: Zhang, Peiqin
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Information technology
Description: Information Technology (IT) governance, defined as "the organizational capacity exercised by the Board, executive management and IT management to control the formulation and implementation of IT strategy and in this way ensure the fusion of busine...

Title: EXAMINING MENTAL HEALTH FACTORS AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH CYBERBULLYING AND OTHER FORMS OF ADOLESCENT VICTIMIZATION
Author: Tolbert, Elliott
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Medical sciences, Social service
Description: Objective: To update the current state of knowledge by examining the individual effects multiple types of adolescent victimization (e.g., being threatened or injured by a weapon; being a victim of partner violence; face-to-face bullying; and cyber...

Title: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF VALENCE AND AROUSAL ON PAIN PERCEPTION USING VIRTUAL REALITY MOOD INDUCTION
Author: Porter, Anne
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Psychology
Description: Virtual reality (VR) distraction has successfully decreased chronic and acute pain perception in clinical and experimental settings, but the precise elements of VR that optimize distraction have not been fully explored. Research has suggested that...