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In this dissertation, we discuss the generation of low discrepancy sequences, randomization of these sequences, and the transformation methods to generate normally distributed random variables. Two well known methods for generating...
How does population density affect the rate of regeneration in dugesia tigrina?
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There are costs and benefits to foraging in groups. Increases in the number of foragers may make acquiring resources easier, but at a cost to dividing those resources into more individuals. It might be beneficial for injured individuals...
In exploring the degree to which Romantic legacies persist, this study concerns a particular type of poet and novelist. Typical Romantic themes – such as those of nature, solitude, or the sublime – surface in numerous nineteenth and...
A robust dune system is one of the principal factors in the protection of recreational and residential property within barrier islands. Storm surge from significantly large storm events may remove some or all of the dunes during overwash...
In the Gulf of Mexico, barrier islands absorb the majority of the wind and wave action from storms, resulting in modification of dune morphology and vegetation dynamics. Understanding changes in dune vegetation in response to storms can...
Various analytical techniques have been employed to probe the chemical identity and characteristics of complex Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) mixtures. With continuing advances in readily available highly developed mass spectrometers, ...
This study uses two experiments to explore the extent to which goal pursuits affect automatic motor responses. At the beginning of each experiment, participants were given experiences that induced certain goal states. Participants then...
A new approach to representing data from multiple regression designs is presented in this dissertation. The index, denoted as rsp, is the semi-partial correlation of the predictor with the outcome of interest. This effect size can be...
Can an object be defined as votive solely based upon the presence of an inscription? Does relying upon such a definition restrict a more multivalent analyses of objects thus identified as votive? In this thesis, I examine the most...
Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) is a viscoelastic material and has been broadly used in pavement structures. It is important to understand the mechanism of complex behaviors of HMA mixtures in field for improving pavement mechanical performance....
While coastal areas along the United States Atlantic and Gulf Coasts have become increasingly accustomed to dealing with landfalling hurricanes and tropical storms, populations further inland can often be surprised by powerful storms...
The purpose of this study is to discover how the female vampire in Delmira Agustini's poem "El vampiro" differs in comparison to her literary predecessors found in the works of Poe, Baudelaire, DarÃo, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina...
Ontogenetic growth can profoundly affect the ability of organisms to perform ecologically-relevant feeding tasks that ultimately impact survival. In particular, bite-force generation is exceedingly important for vertebrates that process...
The mechanism for lithium's therapeutic effects for treating bipolar patients is not well understood. A common side effect that comes with medication is fatigue. In this study we investigated the effects of chronic lithium on orexin....
In spite of numerous health efforts to reduce cancer prevalence and mortality, current estimates place this condition as the second most deadly disease in the U.S., falling only behind heart disease. To assist health professionals in...
The purpose of this single-subject case study was to explore how a Muslim teacher made sense of her life and work in two different contexts, the United States and Egypt. This topic is important because an increasing number of women are...
Holland’s RIASEC theory was designed to meet the vocational needs of people in the U.S. in the mid-twentieth century. This article reviews literature relevant to the applicability of the RIASEC model’s structure and Holland-based...
Anecdotal evidence indicates that athletes encounter in their careers various changes that interfere with their "comfortable zone of functioning, or their athletic status quo." For example, Roy Keane, Ireland national soccer team's...
The aim of this study was to explore the foreign language reading anxiety among learners of Chinese in colleges in the United States. Early studies on foreign language anxiety had an obvious focus on the language skill of speaking (e.g., ...
This study sought to validate measures of caretaker readiness to facilitate meaningful participation in the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) educational decision-making process. School districts have encountered great difficulty in...
In male hamsters mating behavior is dependent on sufficient androgens and chemosensory input from the main olfactory and vomeronasal systems, whose central pathways contain cell bodies and fibers of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)...
Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a statistical method for monitoring variability of processes. Process variation can be categorized as common cause and special cause. Common causes are the natural or expected variation of some change...
A robust and computationally efficient technique is developed for the design of fluctuation resistant structures (fault-tolerant) semiconductor devices. This technique can be applied to the computation of the doping profiles that...
For Americans to engage in a global information society, it is critical that they have access to high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet, meaning broadband. Network connectivity opens up a wealth of possibilities to K-12 educators. While it...
The work contained in this manuscript stems from personal experience and a desire to portray life in honest, detailed poems. Some events are factual while others are speculative, all of which spins on an axis of imagery. The actions of...
This creative thesis is a collection of poems that tells the story of three queer women in the late-nineteenth century American Midwest and the various ways they withstood their dangerous position on the margins of society. The book is...
The Quechua community of Q'eros in the Andes of southeastern Peru is renowned in the Cusco region and within various circles (layman, scholarly, esoteric, tourist). The Q'eros are also known nationally and internationally for their...
Though historical scholarship on gender and international relations has grown over the last few decades, there has been little work done on women in the Foreign Service. The main objective of this thesis is to examine the role of women...
The focus of the dissertation is to find solutions to increase the through-thickness thermal conductivity of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites (PMC). The objective is to explore novel concepts and new approaches to improve the...
Ghost City is a collection of poetry about Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It travels through the history, landscape, and family of the writer's hometown. The poems take up themes of love, loss, food, hope, and family. The author seeks to...
Six beginning teachers were compared to an exemplary, experienced teacher. Teacher beliefs, classroom practices, and student engagement data were coded from theory-driven and data-driven perspectives. The strongest teachers demonstrated...
This dissertation probes the relationship between Pan-Americanism and musical production in its cultural and historic context through close analysis of the music, concert programming, and publications of the Pan-American Association of...
Changes in zinc homeostasis are strongly associated with abnormal brain function and a variety of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression. It is hypothesized that the neurogenic potential of chronic...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of family music therapy sessions on the attachment behaviors of children and adolescents in foster and adoptive families. Five identified children/adolescents attended family music...
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