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QR Codes and Augmented Reality Help Libraries Extend Services
(2011-03-16)Emerging technologies like QR Codes and Augmented Reality can help libraries extend services, widen access to resources, and promote events to users in exciting and innovative ways. Using simple and free technologies, QR ... -
Qualitative Investigation of Mexican-American Experiences of Racial Microaggressions
(2011-08)Racial microaggressions are the brief, commonplace racial slights and insults that are expressed by Whites against people of color (Sue, Capodilupo et al, 2007). This qualitative study examined previously unexplored area ... -
Quantification and Molecular Characterization of Anti-citrulline Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
(2012-08-08)Autoimmune diseases are believed to result from the inability of the immune system to distinguish self and non-self. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that leads to joint destruction and affects ... -
Quantification of Age-Related and per Diopter Accommodative Changes of the Lens and Ciliary Muscle in the Emmetropic Human Eye
(Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2013-02)Purpose: To calculate age-related and per diopter (D) accommodative changes in crystalline lens and ciliary muscle dimensions in vivo in a single cohort of emmetropic human adults ages 30 to 50 years. Methods: The right ... -
Quantifying T cell Mediated Killing for Melanoma Immunotherapy
(2014-12)Adoptive cell therapy (ACT), based on the adoptive transfer of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) has well-recognized advantages such as (1) high specificity for target cells; (2) the ability to target even micrometastases; ... -
Quantitative Comparison of Channel-belt Dimensions, Internal Architecture and Characteristics of Two Fluvial Systems in Sequence 1, Ferron Notom Delta, South-Central Utah, U.S.A.
(2013-05)The geometry, proportion, and spatial distribution of fluvial deposits are critical components in subsurface reservoir analysis, but their prediction can be difficult. This study describes and compares an amalgamated, high ... -
Quantitative comparison of metrics for human pose estimation
(2013-08)Human Pose Estimation is an important problem in computer vision that has received considerable attention in recent years. The multitude of application's related to Visual Surveillance, Human Computer Interaction and ... -
Quantitative Resolution Analysis for Seismic Spectral Decomposition Methods
(2017-12-08)The S-transform is one way to transform a one-dimensional seismogram into a two-dimensional time-frequency analysis. This study investigates its use to compute seismic interpretive attributes, such as peak frequency and ... -
QUANTUM MECHANISMS OF DENSITY WAVE TRANSPORT
(2012-12)The non-linear properties observed in charge density wave compounds have been studied for many years. The quasi one-dimensional conductor NbSe3 is particularly important because a small electric field can depin the charge ... -
Quaternary Depositional History of a Shelf-Margin Minibasin, Northern Gulf of Mexico
(2015-05)High-resolution 3D seismic data were used to study the evolution of a shelf- margin minibasin located approximately 160 km off of the coast of Louisiana. Depositional packages were delineated and classified based on observed ... -
“Queen of the Boys:” Hedli Anderson and the British Cabaret
The essay considers the life and career of British cabaret singer Hedli Anderson, whose work and influence has been largely forgotten today. She was the first lucrative English-born cabaret artist, and helped to popularize ... -
QUEERING SILENCE: A NARRATIVE LOOK AT THE PARALLEL STORIES OF LGBT AND HARD OF HEARING STUDENTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL SETTING
(2010-12)We are told from an early age not judge a book by its cover. This idiom is the perfect way to look at my research; it expresses the idea that what we present on the outside is, many times, a cloak to hide what is really ... -
Qviva: The Chosen: A Qualitative Contenta Analysis of the Portrayal of Latinos in a Reality TV Show
(2013-09-11)This study examines the portrayal of Latinos in a reality television show, Q’Viva. In the current political climate shaped largely by the media in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, Latino immigrants, as well as ... -
Race as a Moderator of Neighborhood Home Ownership and Adolescent Externalizing Problems
(2015-05)Theories and research on mental health disparities among adolescents suggest that non-White people groups are exposed to an unequal burden of stress. One factor that contributes to this unequal burden of stress is ... -
Race Wonder Woman: Madam C. J. Walker and the Uplift of the Race, 1867-1919
(2013-12-18)This thesis considers the influence black beauty industry mogul, Madam C. J. Walker, held in both the business and political worlds from the turn of the century until her death in 1919. Included within are explorations ... -
Race-related stress and hopelessness in community-based African American adults: Moderating role of social support
(Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2017-10)Objectives: The mental health outcomes associated with racial discrimination are well documented in scientific literature. Despite strong links to mental illness, hopelessness is largely overlooked as a consequence of ... -
Race/Ethnicity and potential suicide misclassification: Window on a minority suicide paradox?
(BMC Psychiatry, 2010-05)Background: Suicide officially kills approximately 30,000 annually in the United States. Analysis of this leading public health problem is complicated by undercounting. Despite persisting socioeconomic and health disparities, ... -
Racial and Gender Discrimination among Black Women: an Examination of Health Locus of Control as a Moderator of Maladaptive Eating Behaviors
Many factors may contribute to the higher prevalence of overweight and obesity for Black women. Associations between discrimination and health behaviors have been identified (Laitinen, Ek, & Sovio, 2002; Oliver & Wardle, ... -
Racial Disproportionality in the Foster Care System in Texas
(Journal of Family Strengths, 12/31/14)This study analyzes the demographic characteristics of foster care children under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) in Texas from 2002 to 2013. Using one state as an example, ... -
Radially Collapsible Endotracheal Tube
(2017)THE PROBLEM - 51.7 million intubations performed annually in the US. - 10.3% experience complications. - 5.3 million complications need to be addressed. We aim to ease the process of intubation and improve patient outcomes ...