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- Title
- Leveraging Social Media to Better Understand People's Obesity Related Behaviors
- Author
- Li, Chuqin
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Computer science
- Description
- With the worldwide prevalence of obesity doubling over the past 30 years across a wide range of demographic and socioeconomic groups, the obesity epidemic is a major public health challenge today. Excessive food consumption and lack of exercise ar...
- Title
- Modeling the Effects of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems on Driver Behavior
- Author
- Gouribhatla, Raghuveer
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Transportation
- Description
- About 38,000 fatalities are reported every year in the United States and traffic crashes (referred to as crashes) are the leading cause of deaths among people up to 54 years. Additionally, economic loss due to crashes is estimated equal to $380 mi...
- Title
- Does ‘Working After Work’ Affect Teachers’ Confidence? Examining Teacher Efficacy in a Professional Development Program
- Author
- Gartlan, Scott
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational evaluation, Teachers--Training of
- Description
- This study examined the relationship between teacher efficacy and professional development among in-service K-12 teachers. A content-rich teacher professional development program was analyzed over the course of two years using a sequential explana...
- Title
- Dynamic and Conditionally Activated Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles
- Author
- Chandler, Morgan
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience
- Description
- Programmed interactions of nucleic acids—including DNA and RNA—orchestrate genetic expression and downstream cellular processes at every level. The structures of nucleic acids rely on their sequences, which include traditional Watson-Crick base pa...
- Title
- EFFECT OF CADMIUM AND SEASONALITY ON CRITICAL TEMPERATURES OF AEROBIC METABOLISM IN EASTERN OYSTERS, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791
- Author
- Bagwe, Rita
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Biology
- Description
- Cadmium (Cd) and elevated temperatures are common stressors in estuarine and coastal environments affecting intertidal mollusks such as oysters. Cd and elevated temperature can raise the metabolic demands of oysters due to the increase cost of det...
- Title
- Durability, Indirect Bankruptcy Costs, and Capital Structure
- Author
- Shah, Dhara
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Finance, Economics
- Description
- I contribute to the literature by formally modeling the indirect bankruptcy costs for a firm that sells durable goods. Consumers concerned about warranties or future product services penalize the distressed firm by putting off purchases or leaving...
- Title
- EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN PRIMARY CARE
- Author
- Banks, Philwyna
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing
- Description
- ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent hematological malignancy worldwide and the most common hematologic malignancy affecting the African American population. Multiple factors contribute to these marked disparities in t...
- Title
- EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MAINTAIN ABSTINENCE FROM MOOD ALTERING SUBSTANCES USING SELF-DIRECTED, COGNITIVE-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS
- Author
- Kitzinger, Robert
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology
- Description
- ABSTRACTROBERT HENRY KITZINGER, JR. Experiences of individuals who maintain abstinence from mood altering substances using self-directed, cognitive-based recovery support groups. (Under the direction of DR. PAMELA S. LASSITER) The purpose of this ...
- Title
- EXPANDING THE CONVERSATION AMONG SECONDARY EDUCATORS TOWARD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
- Author
- Mitchell, Karen
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Curriculum planning
- Description
- KAREN SMITH MITCHELL. Expanding the conversation among secondary educators toward a shared understanding of student engagement (Under the direction of DR. REBECCA SHORE) To describe how high school administrators and teachers perceive student enga...
- Title
- EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TURBULENT WAKE STRUCTURES AND DYNAMIC COUPLING OF TANDEM LIFTING BODIES IN A HYDRODYNAMIC CHANNEL
- Author
- Hellman, Samuel
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering
- Description
- Two experimental studies are carried out on interacting tandem bodies in incompressible, turbulent flow and the design of a hydrodynamic water channel in which the studies are conducted is discussed. The water channel has a 1 m^2 test section, and...
- Title
- EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING MASS TRANSPORT AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES
- Author
- Karthik Kumar, Balasubramanian
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Biomedical engineering
- Description
- A bioreactor is a large-scale engineered in vitro device that maintains a 3D arrangement of functioning cells for use in various bioengineering applications. The current work is focused on heat and mass transfer issues related to the bioreactor's ...
- Title
- FULL-SCALE TESTING AND NUMERICAL MODELING OF A MULTISTORY MASONRY STRUCTURE SUBJECTED TO INTERNAL BLAST LOADING
- Author
- Zapata, Brian
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Physics, Civil engineering
- Description
- As military and diplomatic representatives of the United States are deployed throughout the world, they must frequently make use of local, existing facilities; it is inevitable that some of these will be load bearing unreinforced masonry (URM) str...
- Title
- FUNCTIONAL NUCLEIC ACID NANOPARTICLES AND THEIR DELIVERY
- Author
- Ke, Weina
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Biochemistry, Cytology
- Description
- Nucleic acid biopolymers are essential to all living organisms. The chemical makeup of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) consist of sequences of only four monomers. However, they transmit and express genetic information for va...
- 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
- FROM OPPORTUNITY RECOGNITION TO OPPORTUNITY EVALUATION: A CONGRUENCE PERSPECTIVE OF OPPORTUNITY BELIEF FORMATION
- Author
- Scheaf, David
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Cognitive psychology, Entrepreneurship
- Description
- Beliefs about the existence and attractiveness of opportunities underpin entrepreneurial action. Belief formation is broken into two distinct phases. Third-person opportunity beliefs (i.e., an opportunity for someone) form as a result of the oppor...
- Title
- FROM ROOTS TO STAR TREK: A CASE STUDY ON SUCCESSFUL PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE ENGINEERING MAJORS
- Author
- McGee, Marquis
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering, Education, Higher, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
- Description
- The United States is competing on a global level for jobs in the STEM fields but retention and graduation rates in the engineering disciplines are lower than desired. African American males make up 5 % of the population of American colleges and un...
- Title
- Poverty, English, and Evangelism: A qualitative study of young adults in a church-based English language program in Cambodia
- Author
- Krzeszewski, Lori
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Language and languages--Study and teaching
- Description
- This qualitative case study explored the motivations and experiences of thirty young adults enrolled in a free church-based English program in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Data include the researcher's field notes from six months of participant observati...
- Title
- Predictive Energy Function Based Power System Transient Stability Assessment and Improvement
- Author
- SAHAMI, AMIRREZA
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering
- Description
- Transient stability assessment and improvement are critical for power grid operation. It deals with the assessment of transient behavior of the power grid (especially the generators) when subjected to large disturbances. State-of-the-art approache...
- Title
- Preschool Pedagogy and Its Impact on Preschoolers' Attitudes Toward Learning
- Author
- Lounsbury, Karen
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Early childhood education, Education
- Description
- This qualitative study examined two preschool pedagogical approaches and the impact each had on students' attitudes toward learning. One preschool used A Beka curriculum, which is a direct instruction pedagogy. The other preschool used Creative Cu...
- Title
- Preventing 30-Day Rehospitalization Among Elderly Patients Through A Collaborative Transition of Care Program Between Acute and Primary Care
- Author
- Wingate, Katie
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Medicine, Gerontology
- Description
- There is a disconnect between acute and primary care when transitioning elderly patients from the hospital to the community, often leading to insufficient primary care follow-up and increased rehospitalization. The purpose of this pilot study was ...