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"Because We're Unique": The Literate Lives of Black Adolescent Females
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Author
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Strong, Kellan
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Reading, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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This qualitative study explores the literacy and language practices of Black adolescent girls as they read and make meaning of a critical text. The focus of this inquiry was to broadly examine how societal and situational factors influence the way...
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"Showing up every day": A grounded theory of military veterans' resolution of trauma
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Author
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Riffle, Olivia
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Medical sciences, Clinical psychology
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Description
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The purpose of this study was to conduct an explication of the construct of resolution in the context of posttraumatic growth, or positive psychological and life changes resulting from the struggle with a highly stressful or traumatic experience. ...
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"Si IGBT and SiC MOSFET” Hybrid Switch for Voltage Source Converters
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Author
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Liu, Haichen
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering
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Description
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The SiC devices have been a strong competitor than the conventional Si devices due to the superior characteristics of high operating voltage, low forward voltage, fast switching speed, and high operating temperature. However, the maturity of SiC t...
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A 360° View of Psychiatric Boarding in the Emergency Department
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Author
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Veri, Shelby
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Mental health
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Description
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This dissertation utilizes a three article approach to examine the current status of psychiatric boarding in the emergency department (ED). The number of ED visits for mental health concerns in the United States has been increasing for the past se...
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A Breadcrumb Network for Assisting with Autonomous Robot Localization
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Author
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Grabowsky, David
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering
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Description
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Localization and communication are critical components for functioning autonomous robots. The infrastructure required or these operations commonly includes global positioning system (GPS) and easily recognizable and re-identifiable landmarks. Howe...
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A CASE STUDY OF AN EFFECTIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALGEBRA I TEACHER
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Author
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Linton, Patricia
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Date Created
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2011
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Subjects--Topical
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Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education
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Description
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ABSTRACTPATRICIA LORRAINE CURTIS LINTON. A case study of an effective middle school Algebra I teacher. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID K. PUGALEE)Using a qualitative case study approach, the research was an exploration of the perceptions of midd...
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A CASE STUDY OF THE ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS OF A NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Author
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Harris, Letitia
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
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Description
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As the United States struggles with issues regarding the rapidly increasing immigrant population, so do public schools struggle with providing the youth of this non-English speaking population a quality education. Because of the requirements and s...
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A COMPARATIVE EXPLORATION OF CULTURE CHANGE IN NURSING HOMES: THE RESIDENTS' PERSPECTIVE
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Author
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Murray, Louise
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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Educational leadership, Gerontology
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Description
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The need to provide an environment that ensures both quality care and quality of life for residents of nursing homes has long been recognized. The culture change movement in nursing homes emphasizes both principles. This mixed-methodology research...
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A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION IN HIGH SCHOOL COMMERCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS
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Author
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Vintinner, Jean
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Reading, Education, Secondary
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Description
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the teachers' manuals of the leading commercial high school reading programs to determine the extent to which they provide effective vocabulary instruction as advocated by the leading professional organizat...
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A CONVERTIBLE-BOND-PRICING METHOD BASED ON BOND PRICES ON MARKETS
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Author
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Shi, Qiang
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Date Created
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2011
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Subjects--Topical
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Mathematics
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Description
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ABSTRACTQIANG SHI. A convertible-bond-pricing method based on bond prices on markets.(Under the direction of DR. YOU-LAN ZHU)This thesis is devoted to evaluating two-factor convertible bonds. Different zero-coupon bond curves are inputted when eva...
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A Case Study of Hispanic Middle School Students In An ESL Classroom: Discourses In Academic Reading Instruction
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Author
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Andrews, Horace
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, Hispanic Americans--Study and teaching
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Description
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This case study examined student teacher interaction that took place in one ESL middle school classroom with 29 Latino/a students learning to read in English. Observations in classrooms and interviews with teachers were conducted over a ten month ...
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A Case Study of the Strategic Staffing Initiative Used In Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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Author
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March, Kendra
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Educational leadership
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Description
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Accountability standards challenge schools to provide quality education for all students and to ensure that all students are on grade level by the end of the school year. If schools fall short of this challenge failing to make at least one year of...