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Infrasternal angle and associated external load in NCAA Division I football players
(2024-06-06)Optimization of training and performance is the ultimate goal of sport performance and strength and conditioning practitioners. Anthropometric measures and performance in athletics is a rapidly growing area of research, ... -
The interaction of language, executive functioning and structured physical activity for children at risk for secondary communication disorders
(2024-05-08)This three-manuscript dissertation evaluates how the domains of language, executive functioning and physical activity interact for children with communication disorders, and how those domains may differentially influence ... -
Mommy, what did you do in the war?: Republican mothers march off to war, 1940-1945
(2024-04)War is an agent of social change. After World War I, American women came of age politically, challenging men’s control over the political arena. In the face of hostilities abroad, women began organizing to defend their ... -
Border checkpoints: a rhetorical analysis
(2024-03-18)Migration shapes the US-Mexico border, which leads to an oversaturated presence of US Border Patrol. At the interior border checkpoint, Border Patrol agents stop vehicles, interrogate drivers and passengers on citizenship ... -
Neural and musculoskeletal adaptations to acute and chronic training in athletic populations
(2024-05-10)Introduction: Athletic populations are underrepresented in literature, with a majority of studies examining the effect of acute and chronic training in untrained individuals. The training adaptations gained following ... -
Ability of diet to induce heritable epigenetic modifications associated with Alzheimer’s disease
(2024-05-06)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is the most common cause of dementia, for which there is currently no cure. The Mediterranean diet (MD) is a candidate prevention strategy because it has been ... -
Employing a new testing method for identifying fluridone resistance in Hydrilla verticillata
(2024-05-06)The problem of herbicide resistance in aquatic invasive plants poses a consistent threat to the biota in invaded ecosystems, as well as to infrastructure and human water use. Hydrilla verticillata is an invasive aquatic ... -
Frustrative nonreward and the basal ganglia: role of outputs from the nucleus accumbens in reward loss
(2024-05-06)Mammals in general experience bouts of negative emotion when they unexpectedly experience a reduction in expected reward, known as unexpected reward downshifts (URDs). The specific biological and psychological mechanisms ... -
Diagram driven computer generation of equation-of-motion coupled cluster equations for perturbed quantum oscillators
(2024-05-06)We consider a set of quantum harmonic oscillators subjected to perturbations expressible as a power series in position and momentum. A diagrammatic scheme is developed, by which to generate equation-of-motion coupled ... -
Perceptions of conservation educators on program effectiveness: a mixed methods study
(2024-05-06)Environmental education is gaining recognition as a critical strategy to reduce environmental harm. Education has been identified as a top factor contributing to people’s willingness to engage in environmentally positive ... -
Modeling the impact of climate change on the hydrology of Eagle Mountain Lake, Texas
(2024-05-06)This study investigates the modeling of climate change impacts on streamflow dynamics within the Upper West Fork Trinity Watershed, employing the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The study begins with the successful ... -
Impact of a short-term antibiotic cycle on glucose control in adults with overweight or obesity
(2024-05-06)Epidemiologic evidence suggests that antibiotic frequency increases insulin resistance and reduces glucose control. However, interventional human studies have produced conflicting results on the effects of short-term ... -
Potamological investigation into the fluvial terraces of the quaternary-to-modern Red River of the South: Canyon, Texas to Texarkana, Texas
(2024-05-06)The Upper Red River of the South has largely gone understudied by the scientific community. Tributaries and neighboring regions have been observed in some detail, but very little has been done on the Red River itself. In ... -
Visualizing the effects of proline variants on the binding interface of BRCA1 and PALB2
(2024-05-08)Individuals who carry pathogenic variants in either Breast Cancer Gene 1 (BRCA1) or Partner and Localizer of BRCA 2 (PALB2) protein have an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Multiple variations of unknown ... -
The power we hold: sharing the stories of girls of color
(2024-05-08)Using critical race feminism and moral transformative leadership, this qualitative, participatory study works to share the perspectives of girls of color in public schools in the United States. Further, this study explores ... -
Victory sits in titan's hands, a bolt from the blue, an era ends, in the triumph of luck
(2024-05-09)"Victory sits in titan's hands, a bolt from the blue, an era ends, in the triumph of luck" reimagines the origins of American football by melding together the iconography and acts of violence that connect Greek myth, ... -
The effects of outdoor, unstructured play on muscular strength and neuromuscular control in children
(2024-05-09)Inactivity levels among children are climbing at alarming rates, leading to research focused on cardiovascular health. However, a less known but severely dangerous childhood inactivity effect is the lack of activities that ... -
The effects of positive action, a character curriculum, on the social and emotional development of elementary children
(2024-05-09)Reduced peer interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to higher rates of psychopathologies, suicide rates, and negative affect in elementary-aged children. The current study examined the effects of ... -
The effects of a four-week digital mindfulness intervention during a rowing task
(2024-05-08)Mindfulness can be defined as paying attention nonjudgmentally, in the present moment, and being accepting of thoughts (Kabat-Zinn, 1994). Previous research has highlighted how mindfulness can be used to build physical ... -
The interaction of language, executive functioning and structured physical activity for children at risk for secondary communication disorders
(2024-05-08)This three-manuscript dissertation evaluates how the domains of language, executive functioning and physical activity interact for children with communication disorders, and how those domains may differentially influence ...