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A SYNTHESIS OF COMMERCE AND CHRISTIANITY IN FREDERIC BASTIAT
(2014-05)The 19th century French thinker Frédéric Bastiat is widely known for his strong economic positions in favor of free trade and individual liberty. I argue that these ideas must be studied alongside Bastiat’s core religious ... -
A Task-based Programming Methodology Using MCA Standards for Multicore Systems
(2015-12-02)Current trends in embedded platform design indicate that heterogeneous systems are here to stay. Thus, processors configured on the same platform may have different instruction-set architectures, different operating systems, ... -
A test of the Snowball model
(2016-12)Genetic incompatibilities can emerge as a by-product of genetic divergence. According to Dobzhansky and Muller, alleles at different loci that have fixed in different genetic backgrounds may be incompatible when brought ... -
A TEST OF WHETHER DIFFICULTIES IN EMOTION REGULATION EXPLAIN THE RELATION OF ATTACHMENT WITH RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS, ATTITUDES, AND SELF-EFFICACY
(2015-05)The incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) has increased among adolescents and young adults due to the prevalence of risky sexual behaviors. Adolescents with severe ... -
A Translational Animal Model Of Radiation-Induced Effects On Cognitive Functions: A Feasibility Study
(2013-09-11)Neurocognitive late-effects are commonly reported among survivors of pediatric brain cancer. Radiation therapy has been linked to these neurocognitive deficits in attention, working memory, and processing speed. The current ... -
A Two-cite Case Study of Predictive Factors of Individual Help-seeking and How Institutional Factors Influence Undergraduate Help-seeking from the Campus Counseling Center
(2015-05)The purpose of the study was to better understand predictive factors related to students’ likelihood to seek help at the university counseling center. While demographic and psychological variables have been identified as ... -
A Validation Suite For High-level Directive-based Programming Model For Accelerators
(2015-05)The broad adoption of accelerators boosts the interest in accelerator programming models. OpenACC is an emerging and directive-based programming model for accelerators that typically enables non-expert programmers to achieve ... -
AAg2(M'xM1-x)[VO4]2: Synthesis and Structure-Property Relationships
(2015-08)This dissertation focuses on the synthesis and characterization of the AAg2(M’1 xMx)[VO4]2 series of compounds. These compounds are modifications of the parent type of compound, AAg2M[VO4]2. We have investigated the following ... -
Academic Achievement Patterns of Former English Language Learners Served in a Bilingual Education Program
(2012-05)Current accountability systems for programs serving English language learners (ELLs) focus on the achievement level of students who are still classified as “limited English proficient” (de Jong, 2004). Thus, there are no ... -
ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION IN RELATION TO GENDER AMONG GIFTED AND TALENTED COLLEGE STUDENTS
(2011-08)The aim of the study was to investigate to what extent gender predicts academic procrastination among gifted and talented college students. The study consisted of 35 honor college undergraduate students enrolled in a large ... -
Academic Skills Building through Global Health
(2015-12-23)Research skills are not routinely a part of medical school training. Medical students, however, are frequently required to conduct and disseminate research. The Academic Skills Building through Global Health project at the ... -
ACCELERATING DATA-INTENSIVE COMPUTATIONS THROUGH DYNAMIC NETWORK TRAFFIC OPTIMIZATION
(2012-12)Hadoop has been emerging as a popular distributed framework for data intensive computing in clustered environments. The main usage has been in parallel computing problems where interconnected clusters would transfer parts ... -
Accelerator Benchmark Suite Using OpenACC Directives
(2014-12)In recent years, GPU computing has been very popular for scientific applications, especially after the release of programming languages like CUDA, OpenCL, and OpenACC. The growing popularity of GPU computation in commercial ... -
Accommodative Stability in the Developing Visual System
(2016-01-04)Purpose: The purpose of this work was to gain an understanding of the impact that extrinsic, intrinsic and cognitive factors have on accommodative accuracy (lag) and variability (RMS) in young children with uncorrected ... -
ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY IN SEX DETERMINATION USING THE OS COXA: A COMPARISON OF METRIC VS. PHENICE METHOD
(2012-12)Determination of biological sex is one of the most important determinations to be made from undocumented human remains and is an essential first step in the development of the biological profile in forensics and bioarchaeology. ... -
Accurate Modeling of the Neutral and Unstable Atmospheric Boundary Layer at Horns Rev using the k-ε Method in FLUENT 6.3
(2012-12)A k-ε code is customized in FLUENT 6.3 to simulate neutral and unstable atmospheric boundary layers (ABL) derived from Monin-Obukhov (MO) similarity theory. The code is tuned until velocity, temperature, turbulent kinetic ... -
Achievement and Self-Efficacy of Twice-Exceptional (2E) Students Using Mobile Applications
(2016-12)Twice-exceptional (2e) students have exceptional abilities and disabilities, which present challenges for educators to serve their needs in schools. Their abilities may overshadow their disabilities, thus camouflaging their ... -
Acid Transport in Chemically Amplified Photoresists
(2015-05)Chemically amplified resists (CARs) are a class of lithographic materials that enable high-throughput semiconductor patterning. CARs are comprised of a glassy polymer resin (reactant) loaded with a photoacid generator ... -
Acoustic and Aerodynamic Impacts of Pregnancy on the Classically Trained Soprano Voice
(2014-05)Questions surrounding the unknown can often encroach on a woman’s psyche as she considers how life can change when pregnancy occurs. Enquiries based on the changing body often arise; for the classical singer, whose body ... -
Acoustic Detection of Coronary Artery Occlusions Before and After Stent Placement Using an Electronic Stethoscope
(2014-08)More than 380,000 Americans die every year from coronary artery disease (CAD). Early detection and treatment are crucial to reducing this number. Current diagnostic methods are invasive, costly, and time-consuming. Using ...