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Title: "Public Order is Even More Important than the Rights of Negroes:" Race and Recreation in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1927-1973
Author: Ervin, Michael
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: History, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description: In July 1960, Charlotte’s Park and Recreation Commission enacted an official policy of desegregation in the city’s parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, and recreation centers. This development, which resulted in the first integrated municipal swimm...

Title: A CASE STUDY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY NEGOTIATION IN LARGE, TRANSGENERATIONAL FAMILY BUSINESS
Author: Szymanska, Izabela
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Industrial management
Description: The current body of research suggests that the relative importance of business objectives and family objectives changes over time in family firms (Miller et al., 2011). As family firms age, company management tends to provide more resources for th...

Title: A MACHINING STABILITY MODEL WITH PROCESS DAMPING FOR HARD-TO-MACHINE MATERIALS
Author: Tyler, Christopher
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: A substantial fraction of current machining research is directed towards increased productivity. A fundamental limitation is unstable vibration, or chatter, during cutting. Stability lobe diagrams, which relate the allowable chip width to spindle ...

Title: A MULTI-PHYSICS STUDY ON GAS DIFFUSION AND CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN CEMENT MATERIAL WITH CO2 SORPTION
Author: Wang, Peng
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
Description: Emission control and storage of carbon dioxide (CO¬2) from fossil fuel combustion is an emerging and frontier research area to counter likely global climate changes. Although the carbon dioxide separation techniques are quite mature, there is stil...

Title: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF GAY MEN COMING OUT WHILE IN COLLEGE
Author: Carter, Adam
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Queer studies
Description: This research was conducted to explore the phenomenological essence of gay men who choose to come out while in college. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with self-identified gay men, ranging in age from 18-23 years old, who reported...

Title: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE PEER RECOVERY COACHES CAREER MOTIVATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Author: Hymes, Aaron
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: This dissertation examined the experiences leading to working as a Substance Abuse Peer Recovery Coach and experiences while working as a Substance Abuse Peer Recovery Coach. This study utilized a phenomenological approach to analyze Peer Recovery...

Title: A chosen challenge: Growth following short-term cross-cultural travel
Author: Gilbert, Valerie
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: Using the Posttraumatic Growth model (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) as a framework, the current investigation aims to determine whether growth following short-term cross-cultural travel is achieved through the same cognitive pathway as trauma; that is...

Title: A comparison of transgenic and wild type soybean seeds : analysis of transcriptome profiles using RNA-Seq
Author: Loraine, Ann, Lambirth, Kevin C., Whaley, Adam M., Piller, Kenneth J.
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Gene expression, Biotechnology
Description: Background: Soybean (Glycine max) has been bred for thousands of years to produce seeds rich in protein for human and animal consumption, making them an appealing bioreactor for producing valuable recombinant proteins at high levels. However, the ...

Title: A phenomenological study of working class Black women's lived experiences with race and gender stereotypes in the workplace
Author: Wilborn, Tammy
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: The purpose of this study was to understand the phenomenological experiences of working class Black women with race and gender stereotypes in the workplace. A comprehensive review of the existing literature reflected a void in the inclusion of wor...

Title: A virtual pebble game to ensemble average graph rigidity
Author: Jacobs, Donald J., Gonzalez, Luis C., Wang, Hui, Livesay, Dennis R.
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Probabilities, Proteins
Description: Background: The body-bar Pebble Game (PG) algorithm is commonly used to calculate network rigidity properties in proteins and polymeric materials. To account for fluctuating interactions such as hydrogen bonds, an ensemble of constraint topologies...

Title: AN ARGUMENT FOR THE USE OF COMPUTER SIMULATED MODELS IN PHILOSOPHY
Author: Rines, Jason
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Computer science, Philosophy, Science--Philosophy
Description: This thesis will attempt to show how computer simulated models can act as a tool for philosophers. To accomplish this goal, this thesis will be broken down into six sections. The first three sections will go into more detail regarding the nature o...

Title: APPROXIMATING SOLUTIONS OF BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS
Author: Semiyari, Hamid
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics
Description: We present a new algorithm for approximating solutions of two-point boundary value problems and prove theorems that give conditions under which the solution must exist and the algorithm generate approximations that converge to it. We show how to m...

Title: ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE TRAINING IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE DEMENTIA
Author: Rouse, Hillary
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Social sciences--Research, Cognitive psychology, Gerontology
Description: The main goal is to see how computer game play experiences can affect cognitive, social, behavioral, and psychological functioning in a population of older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia. Participants engaged in various cognitive games from...

Title: AUTOMOTIVE AND LOGISTICS CLUSTERS TO DRIVE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS IN JAVA, INDONESIA
Author: Anggoro, Yudo
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Economics
Description: This study assesses the competitiveness of logistics and automotive industry clusters in Java economic corridor, Indonesia. The need for competitive industry clusters in Indonesia has emerged especially after the government launched its Master Pla...

Title: Adverse Events in Healthcare and the Ability to Improve the Quality and Safety of Patient Care in the Hospital
Author: Walsh Koricke, Maureen
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Government policy
Description: This dissertation examines the influence of external and internal constraints on adverse event management in hospitals. Using a multilevel organizing framework, in three separate studies I explore the mechanisms of constraint that impact adverse e...

Title: Afrocentricity for all: A case study examining the self-healing power of alternative curricula as a mediating tool of inclusion
Author: Watson, Marcia
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Education, Curriculum planning, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description: Student achievement and school reform are some of the most pervasive topics in public school discourse. However, the curriculum is one area that remains virtually unchanged across U.S. schools. The efflorescence of federal legislative policies, su...

Title: An Examination of Do Not Resuscitate Compliance: Hospital Ownership and Cost Considerations
Author: Porter, Petra
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Medical ethics
Description: My dissertation sheds light on unwanted treatment in the larger context of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA). I focus specifically on the impact of Catholic hospitals on compliance with do not resuscitate (DNR) orders. Drawing from institu...

Title: An Exploration of Learning Experiences: A Case Study of African American Male High School Students in Different English Tracks
Author: Williams, Brian
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: ABSTRACTBRIAN KEITH WILLIAMS. An exploration of learning experiences: A case study of African American male high school students in different English tracks. (Under the direction of DR. BRUCE TAYLOR)This study used qualitative research methodology...

Title: An Investigation Into the Torque Density Capabilities of Flux-Focusing Magnetic Gearboxes
Author: Uppalapati, Krishna Kiran
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Electrical engineering, Power resources, Electromagnetism
Description: Wind and many rotary based ocean energy conversion devices rely on a mechanical gearbox to increase their speed so as to match the requirements of the electromagnetic generator. However, mechanical gearboxes have a number of disadvantages such as ...

Title: Analysis of pollen-specific alternative splicing in Arabidopsis thaliana via semi-quantitative PCR
Author: Loraine, Ann, Estrada, April, Freese, Nowlan H., Blakley, Ivory
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Bioinformatics, Pollen, Nucleic acids
Description: Alternative splicing enables a single gene to produce multiple mRNA isoforms by varying splice site selection. In animals, alternative splicing of mRNA isoforms between cell types is widespread and supports cellular differentiation. In plants, at ...