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I Am Dance...
(2017)Goal: figure out what the cultural impact and legacy was that African- American teachers/choreographers have on society and the dance world. Significance: Need to be informed of origin of the type of dance I am ... -
I like people who drink like me: Perceived appeal as a function of drinking status
(Addictive Behaviors, 2016-02)Introduction: Individuals rate opposite sex faces as more attractive after consuming or being primed with alcohol. However, other traits such as intelligence and likeability have not been examined and might vary as a ... -
I think I can’t: Drink refusal self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between self-reported drinking identity and alcohol use
(Addictive Behaviors, 2014-02)This study examined the relationship between self-reported drinking identity (SRDI), defined as how closely individuals believe drinking is a crucial aspect of their identity (Conner, Warren, Close, & Sparks, 1999), and ... -
"I try to connect with them on something": A Qualitative Study of Patient-Centered Care From the Doctor's Perspective
(2015-05)In today’s world, successful health care and patient satisfaction is not only dependent on the medical treatment patient’s receive, but also the relationship and communication that takes place between the patient and ... -
"I'm Helpless, but I'm not Completely Helpless": Agency, Identity Work, and Resilience Among Low-Income Elderly
(2018-08-27)In order to better serve a growing elderly population in the United States, it is important to understand the influence of resilience––or one’s ability to bounce back from negative experiences––on seniors’ sense of wellness. ... -
I) ENANTIOSELECTIVE CONJUGATE ADDITION OF ALKENYLBORONIC ACIDS TO INDOLE-APPENDED ENONES II) SYNTHETIC DEVELOPMENTS TOWARD THE APLYKURODIN FAMILY
(2013-05)This dissertation presents two different projects, the first being the use of boronic acids in conjugate addition reactions on different substituted indoles, and the second discusses the strategies toward the synthesis of ... -
(I) The Significance of Incorporating a 3D Point Source in Inverse Scattering Series (ISS) Multiple Removal for a 1D/2D Subsurface; (II) an Alternative ISS Internal Multiple Elimination Algorithm for the First-Order Internal Multiples Having Their Downward Reflection at the Ocean Bottom
(2016-07-28)Inverse scattering series (ISS) de-multiple methods do not require any subsurface information to achieve seismic processing objectives. In specific applications of the ISS de-multiple methods, the subsurface is assumed to ... -
Idea Contests: How to Design Feedback for an Efficient Contest
(2017-05-17)Inviting the public or a targeted group of individuals to submit their ideas or solutions to a specific problem or challenge within a predefined period of time is called an “idea contest.” Idea contests are the straightforward ... -
Identification and Analysis of Long-duration Low-frequency Events from Microseismic Data
(2015-05)Hydraulic fracturing is commonly used to enhance rock permeability in unconventional reservoirs. Locating microseismic events has become a standard tool in monitoring the fracturing process. However, the relation between ... -
Identification and Analysis of Subsea Gas Emissions and Quantitative Bathymetry of Oceanic Core Complexes
(2014-08)Subsea gas and fluid emissions point to a variety of geological processes below the seafloor. Geophysical studies of the seafloor have been focused by the climate system modelling and oil and gas communities in particular ... -
Identification and Characterization of Sex-Specific Transcripts in the Blood-Brain Barrier of Drosophila melanogaster
(2013-12)In Drosophila, a male displays a series of complex stereotypic acts in courting a female. This behavior is mainly controlled by male specific transcription factors that define male neuronal circuits inside the brain. In ... -
Identification and Prioritization of Dermatological Disorders Influenced by Female Hormonal Fluctuations during and beyond Menopause
(2016-05)Menopause is a natural and universal milestone achieved by every living female by the time of midlife. Worldwide, the number of postmenopausal women is expected to rise to 1.1 billion by 2025. Therefore, medical education ... -
Identification of mir199 Targets Involved in Xenopus Laevis Eye Development
(2017)According to the CDC, between the years 2004-2006 congenital eye defects were present in 1 of every 5,349 births. Our research proposes to uncover the underlying regulation of eye development through identifying proteins ... -
IDENTIFICATION OF STABLE NEAR SURFACE ALLOY SYSTEMS USING DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY AND DATA SCIENCE
(2018)Recently, a new class of catalysts, called single-atom alloy (SAA), has been discovered, synthesized, and studied. These heterogeneous catalysts contain a single, highly active promoter metal that sits within the surface ... -
Identification of the Activator Binding Residues in the Second Cysteine-Rich Regulatory Domain of Protein Kinase C Theta (PKCθ)
(2012-08)Protein kinase C theta (PKCθ) is a serine threonine kinase, which is predominantly expressed in the T-cells and is selectively translocated in the immunological synapse upon activation. Active PKCθ initiates the downstream ... -
Identifying Chemical Compounds Targeting Persister Cell's Related Mechanisms in Bacteria
(2018)Bacterial persisters are rare, phenotypic variants that are temporarily tolerant to high concentrations of antibiotics. They are generally non-growing cells, and genetically identical to their antibiotic-susceptible kin. ... -
Identifying Crystal Structure Characteristics to Facilitate the Development of Rare-Earth Substituted Inorganic Phosphors
(2018-05-04)Solid state lights (SSLs) have great potential to reduce energy consumption while limiting environmental impact since they have high efficiencies, long lifetimes, and contain environmentally benign materials. The prototypical ... -
Identifying Early Indicators of Drop Outs in a Diverse Urban District: Implications for School Leaders
(2012-05)The purpose of this study was to explore at-risk student indicators outlined in the Texas Education Code Section 29.031 to determine if any one indicator or combination of indicators is a better predictor of a student’s ... -
Identifying Foodborne Illness and Sanitation Frequencies from Customer-Generated Reviews Using Business Analytics
(2018)Yelp.com is an industry-leading crowd-sourced review forum where customers, nicknamed “Yelpers,” post reviews of businesses and rate their satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 5. This project utilized a Yelp dataset containing ... -
Identifying Neural Signatures of Satisfaction of Sleep Need
(2018)Sleep consists of multiple stages: S1, S2, slow-wave-sleep (SWS), and rapid eye movement (REM). Do these stages serve complementary, different functions, or the same function but with different magnitudes? During non-REM ...