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Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Understanding the Need for a Supplemental Trauma Component
(2020)Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) has been endorsed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as a trauma-informed approach despite lacking trauma components in the standard PCIT protocol. The current study ... -
How Leaders Make and Communicate Significant Decisions
(2020)The purpose of this study was to investigate how leaders of not-for-profit organizations make and communicate significant decisions. Three organizations in a large metropolitan area of Texas were examined through individual ... -
MODELING DWARF SATELLITES OF THE MILKY WAY
(2020)Dwarf galaxies are the most abundant type of galaxies in the universe. They are the building blocks of hierarchical structure formation, and their shallow gravitational potentials make them extremely sensitive ... -
PALEOCENE BASALTIC PHREATOMAGMATIC VOLCANIC COMPLEX IN BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, WEST TEXAS
(2020)The only known Paleocene basaltic volcanic complex in the Trans-Pecos igneous province in west Texas was discovered by Dr. Thomas Lehman within the northwestern sector of Big Bend National Park, Texas. The pyroclastic ... -
HEALTH RISK OF METHYL MERCURY CONTAMINATION TO LARGEMOUTH BASS (MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES) IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
(2020)Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) are top predatory gamefish in aquatic ecosystems that are vulnerable to methyl mercury (MeHg) exposure and associated health effects. The objective of this study was to examine the ... -
DENSITY FLOWS AND MICROSEQUNCES IN THE NAHAL DARGA DELTA, WEST BANK, DEAD SEA: ANATOMY OF A LOWSTAND WEDGE TURNED FALLING STAGE
(2020)This study utilizes a well-preserved exposure of a Dead Sea falling stage wedge formed in the last 1500 years at the outlet of the Nahal Darga. Methods include lithofacies classification, surface mapping, radiocarbon dating, ... -
EFFECTS OF A PLANT-BASED, MEDITERRANEAN DIET ON BEHAVIOR, COGNITION, AND ALZHEIMER’S-LIKE PATHOLOGIES IN C57BL/6J MICE
(2020)Almost six million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease that engenders cognitive impairment and memory loss. The hallmark pathologies of AD include amyloid beta (A¿) ... -
PROFILES AND PALEOHYDROLOGY OF SUPERCRITICAL RIVERS, THE TRIASSIC DOCKUM GROUP OF WEST TEXAS
(2020)The exposures of the Late Triassic Dockum Group in the West Texas High Plains record multiple amalgamated, rarely preserved, upper-flow-regime dominated fluvial architectural elements. Outcrop analysis produces multiple ... -
MULTIFACETED FACTORIES OF DEATH: THE THREE COMMUNITIES OF THE AMERICAN WHALESHIP
(2020)By the 1840s the American Whaling industry in the Pacific had reached its zenith with hundreds of ships crewed by thousands of men plying the waters from the Artic to the Antarctic seeking out whales to kill and turn into ... -
A QUANTUM LEAP TOWARD HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION: AN INTERINSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY
(2016)Higher education resources are dwindling yet postsecondary institutions are expected to do more with less. As a result, institutions of higher learning are having to reimagine and reorganize standard operating procedures ... -
Effects of Pollen Limitation on Seed Production in the Pale Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia alata)
(2020)Pollen transfer among flowers contributes to genetic diversity and the maintenance of plant populations through the production of seeds. Decreased pollen receipt can result in fewer offspring. This is known as pollen ... -
Role of Cosolutes on Lysozyme Diffusiophoresis and Condensation in Aqueous Mixtures
(2020)Lysozyme is a model protein in physicochemical studies. This dissertation investigates two properties of lysozyme aqueous mixtures: salt-induced protein diffusiophoresis and liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). ... -
INNER FILTER EFFECTS: CONDUCTING FLUORESCENCE EXPERIMENTS WITH HIGHLY ABSORBING SAMPLES
(2020)Fluorescence technology has enabled many practical applications in chemistry, biology, and medicine. However, the fluorescence intensity dependence on fluorophore absorption/concentration can develop non-linearity because ... -
Improving urban habitats for bats: What makes a bat-friendly residential swimming pool?
(2020)For urban environments to support bat communities, resources such as water need to be readily available. Bats typically use urban water sources, such as drainage ditches, lakes, and ponds. However, in areas where temperatures ... -
Pathways to Proficiency in Organ Improvisation
(2020)The question of how one learns to improvise at the organ is complex. This study uses interviews with four organists to establish their paths to proficiency. The questions asked covered organ improvisation and the interviewees’ ... -
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DETERMINANTS OF PARENTING AND CHILD EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS IN FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PARENTING BEHAVIORS
(2020)Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often display externalizing behaviors, such as aggression and hyperactivity, that impact their adaptive functioning, decrease parental mental health, and adversely impact family ... -
A Computational Toolkit to Understand Orbital Overlap and Chemical Reactivity
(2020)Computational chemistry has become a standard tool for investigations in all branches of chemistry. Visualizing and interpreting electronic structure simulations, and predicting the chemical reactivity requires interpretative ... -
GRADUATE PERSPECTIVES OF COLLEGE READINESS: THE IMPACT OF THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
(2020)Early college high schools (ECHS)were designed specifically to disrupt the inequities that are present in high schools by focusing on serving students underrepresented in higher education. ECHS students can earn 60 hours ... -
A Case Study of Mentoring High School Students with Care Ethics in a Science Research Apprenticeship
(2020)To date, few studies have focused on the role of caring ethics in science education. The purpose of this study is to investigate how Nel Noddings’ Caring Ethics in a science research apprenticeship shaped student participation ... -
A CASE-STUDY OF TEACHERS’ DATA USE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
(2020)Federal and state accountability obligates public schools to improve standardized test scores for students in certain grades and in certain content areas from year to year. In the name of school improvement district and ...
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