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Sense of community in online education
(2021-10-05)The purpose of this study was to determine if students develop a sense of community in online courses in a U.S. southwest university. The theory tells us sense of community exists in online education and sense of community ... -
COMPOSING SPACES: WHEN STUDENTS WRITE ON THE WALLS
(2021-08-14)One challenge the field of Rhetoric and Composition faces when studying student writing is the ability to examine work that was not required of students for our research studies or writing that students are independently ... -
Investigating the functional conservation of BRCA1/BARD1 in Caenorhabditis elegans
(2021-08-02)Breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 (BRCA1) and its partner BARD1 function in genomic stability by regulating DNA repair, cell-cycle checkpoints, and transcriptional regulation. Mutations in these genes expose individuals ... -
Applying desktop GPUs to a hybrid ABM and PDM: model validation and rapid simulation of viral infections
(2021-07-30)For many years, infectious disease modelers have used agent-based models to study the spread of viruses, but the models were too computationally intensive to fully replicate even in vitro experiments. Now, with technological ... -
Modeling The Impacts of Green Infrastructure on E. coli in the Village Creek Watershed, Texas
(2021-07-29)Urbanization imposes threats to water quality requiring water management strategies that aid sustainable development, such as green infrastructure (GI). This study estimated the usefulness of GI practices to help in E. ... -
Galactic Gas Flows and their Role in the History and Evolution of the Magellanic System
(2021-07-28)Within our Galactic backyard, the Magellanic System, composed of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, is exchanging millions to billions of solar masses worth of material to the Milky Way. In two different studies, we ... -
Metals in the Syr Darya and Shardara Reservoir, Kazakhstan: An Environmental and Human Health Risk Assessment
(2021-07-22)Due to the loss of the Aral Sea fishery, there is a need to maintain the sustainability of other fisheries in Kazakhstan. One such fishery is the Shardara Reservoir, but while previous research indicates the reservoir ... -
Implementation of Translanguaging: An Ethnography
(2021-07-23)The purpose of this ethnographic study was to observe and document how one district implemented a translanguaging pilot program. I document how translanguaging was constructed, developed, shared, and implemented with school ... -
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PYRIDINOPHANE- AND PINCER-BASED MONOMERS FOR POLYMER FORMATION
(2021-07-26)The work herein investigates the synthesis of vinyl-decorated pyridinophane and pincer monomers for future incorporation into polymer backbones. Synthetic pathways for chloro- and iodo-decorated pyridinophanes were ... -
The Influence of Social Capital on Adolescent Substance Use Treatment Participation
(2021-07-21)The current study utilized structural equation modeling to examine the influence of social capital, or family and peer relationships, on adolescents’ substance use treatment participation. In the total sample, the results ... -
Graphene Quantum Dots as Imaging, Sensing, and Targeted Delivery Platform for Cancer Therapeutics
(2021-07-07)The objective of this research is to develop, optimize and test graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as imaging, sensing, and drug delivery platform. GQDs possess properties beneficial for molecular drug delivery/imaging/sensing ... -
Exploring the Role, Meaning and Potential of Intergenerational Relationships in Episcopal Congregations
(2021-08-02)Episcopal congregations in the United States currently face a significant challenge. Churchgoers are aging, and young adults and young families in the U.S. are participating in worship and other church activities less ... -
EXPLORATION OF A GRADUATE ACADEMIC MEDICAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: AN APPROACH TO EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
(2021-06-28)Leadership within higher education begins with modeling and disseminating sustainable evidence-based decisions that can be incorporated into educational practice using evidence-based curriculum. While the use of the ... -
DETERMINING LEEB HARDNESS AND ITS CONTROLLING FACTORS TO ASSESS THE STRENGTH OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
(2021-06-23)Hardness, defined as resistance to surface deformation, is intrinsic to all materials including sedimentary rocks. The variables controlling sedimentary rock hardness are not completely understood. By understanding these ... -
Communication Processes that Mediate Parents’ Nonaccommodation and Their Sexual Minority Children’s Mental Well-being
(2021-05-08)Using communication accommodation theory (CAT) and the communication theory of identity (CTI), this study investigated (a) the degree to which parents’ nonaccommodation is associated with sexual minority (SM) adult children’s ... -
The Effects of Virtual Reality on Stress and Performance in Female Soccer Players
(2021-05-06)The purpose of the current study was to analyze how a VR relaxation intervention affected psychological stress levels and performance of female soccer players taking a series of penalty kicks. Thirteen female soccer players ... -
THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A FAMILY COPING EXPECTATIONS MEASURE: SOCIALIZED RESPONSES TO ADVERSE LIFE EXPERIENCES AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH PERSONAL AND RELATIONAL WELLNESS
(2021-05-05)Drawing upon family communication patterns theory and extant theories of family coping and resiliency, in this study, I developed and validated a new measure of family coping expectations. Participants included 505 adults ... -
Perspectives of Students in the Use of an App-Based Imaging of Trill Production
(2021-05-05)The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives of collegiate students in regards to an app-based ultrasound biofeedback training program for production of the trill /r/ modeled within the PALS framework. An ... -
teamLab: Digital Playgrounds
(2021-05-04)Defined as the participation in an activity for pleasure or recreation, play can serve a greater purpose especially in art forms that express more intangible concepts. I propose the idea of play as a relational tool for ... -
THE EFFECTS OF EARLY LIFE STAGE THYROID DISRUPTION ON REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS IN FATHEAD MINNOWS (PIMEPHALES PROMELAS)
(2021-05-03)Changes in thyroid hormones levels have been associated with alterations in somatic development and growth. However, recent studies have shown that alterations in thyroid hormone levels during early life stage development ...
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