• Impacts of Improved Bean Varietal Adoption on Income and Food Consumption in Uganda 

  Muriuki, James Michuki; 0000-0002-9773-3934 (2017-11-21)

  ABSTRACT Common beans contribute to the livelihoods of many farmers’ households in Uganda. Adoption of improved beans is aimed at improving productivity, profitability, and consumption in order to reduce food insecurity. ...

• Empirical support for the media participation hypothesis: Trends across presidential elections, 1992–2012 

  Bucy, Erik P.; Groshek, Jacob; 0000-0003-4925-2244 (Sage, 2018)

  This study empirically examines the media participation hypothesis advanced by Bucy, analyzing the influence of traditional and participatory media use across six US presidential elections. Multivariate analyses of American ...

• A case study: The role of student-generated vodcasts in K-12 language learner academic language and content acquisition 

  Green, Lucilia Santos (2010-08)

  K-12 English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers began exploring the use of Web 2.0 technologies within these learning environments, taking advantage of the recursive use of language present in these types of projects. ...

• Numerical Studies of Hydrogen Outgassing from Copper Electrodes 

  Acharjee, Joy; 0000-0001-5131-5932 (2019-05-08)

  Results of hydrogen diffusion in copper are obtained based on molecular dynamics simulations. Temperature dependent diffusion coefficient values obtained here from the simulations agree well with experimental reports in ...

• Identification of Genetic, Phenotypic, and Transcriptomic Differences in Virulence-attenuated Strains Relative to Fully Virulent Strains of Listeria monocytogenes. 

  Cook, Peter W.; 0000-0002-2058-5646 (2017-12-08)

  Listeria monocytogenes is a human and animal pathogen capable of causing disease outcomes from gastroenteritis to death. In addition, it is resistant to several common food environmental stressors, and capable of growth ...

• Magnetic Ring Display Stand 

  Sean W Scully (2018-10-14)

• Perceptions about Use and Effectiveness of E-Supervision for Clinical Social Work Candidates: Sponsor Report 

  Lowe, Laura A.; Speer, Cara (2019-08)

  This document, a report for the research grant sponsor, details results from a project exploring licensed social workers' attitudes toward and experiences with clinical supervision hours required for state licensure delivered ...

• Emergent Behavior in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds 

  Aguilar, Christopher Luis; 0000-0003-2120-7951 (2019-07-24)

  The study uses a combination of virtual world ethnography and archival inquiries of saved videos, replays, and clips to filter through raw data and find cases of emergent behavior of players within PlayerUnknown’s ...

• Connecting visual art and music: Adam Schoenberg’s Picture Studies, Cindy McTee’s California Counterpoint: The Twittering Machine, and James M. David’s I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold 

  Brown, Skye Antoinette; 0000-0003-1071-9599 (2019-05)

  1. Resonances, Ron Nelson 2. Serenade No. 11, Op. 85, Vincent Persichetti 3. Serenade in C minor, K 388, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 4. Little Threepenny Suit, Kurt Weill; Songs of Love and Life, Frank Ticheli; Ebony Concerto, ...

• Testing relationship curvilinearity and identifying the moderators between technology use and individual and interpersonal well-being outcomes 

  Morris, Neli; 0000-0002-7408-365X (2019-05)

  The present dissertation examined the relationships between media use, video gaming, individual well-being outcomes, and relational well-being outcomes, as well as potential moderators and mediator of those relationships. ...

• A longitudinal study of the timing of first sex in romantic relationships and subsequent relationship quality 

  Oldham, C. Rebecca (2019-05)

  Most research regarding the timing of first sex with a new romantic partner finds that delaying the onset of sex is associated with greater relationship satisfaction and stability. Although some studies suggest that this ...

• Effect of oil composition on minimum miscibility pressures using mixtures of CO2, N2 and lean gas 

  Siffon, Ismael M. (2019-05)

  In gas flooding projects where miscibility is the desired displacement mechanism, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the best performing gas due to its ability to be miscible with oil at low pressures compared to other gases. This ...

• A case study: Student perceptions of a high-impact agricultural learning experience 

  Smith, Kelsey; 0000-0002-9379-2435 (2019-05)

  The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University established a leadership and professional development program for undergraduate students in 2017. The Matador Institute of Leadership ...

• Origin of an unusual limestone breccia bed in the Boquillas Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Big Bend National Park, Texas 

  Rivera, Amanda (2019-05)

  The Boquillas breccia bed exposed at Ernst Tinaja in Big Bend National Park is a unique bed within the Boquillas Formation, and must record a unique event that occurred during the c. 25 million year depositional history ...

• Nonlinear dynamics of human upright postural stability on a balance board using an ankle-hip model 

  Chumacero-Polanco, Erik Alfredo; 0000-0002-0819-5784 (2019-05)

  Falls are a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injury, often requiring expensive hospitalization and rehabilitation. People with balance deficits such as stroke survivors, patients with multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s ...

• The impact of experiences of asexual students in four-year institutions of higher education 

  Savage, Courtney (2019-05)

  Asexuality, a sexual orientation characterized by a lack of sexual attraction, is a topic that is not widely discussed within society. This leads to misunderstanding about the sexual orientation and contributes to ...

• Investigating the liberation mindset: A phenomenological study of the practices and mindsets of effective teachers working with underserved student populations 

  Wheeler, Joshua (2019-05)

  This qualitative study was designed to investigate the practices, motivations, and mindsets of teachers creating academic success for underserved student populations, specifically students from economically disadvantaged ...

• Quantifying a new horizontal well gas anchor performance 

  Karmon, Isaac D. G.; 0000-0003-2047-6228 (2019-05)

  Downhole gas separation in horizontal well has been one of the most important research areas in the oil and gas industry for decades. Separating free gas from gas-liquid mixture in the horizontal part of a well before the ...

• Graphic novels as a medium for challenging gender stereotypes 

  Hunter, Amie C.; 0000-0003-1185-8339 (2019-05)

  I examine Moore and Gibbons' Watchmen and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis through a feminist lens. I contend that while both works have a sense of "realism," that the reality shown in each work reveals more about the authors' ...

• The immunocompetence and immunomodulation of northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) 

  Arnold, Drew Garraway; 0000-0003-1756-2117 (2019-05)

  Bobwhite populations have been declining across their historic range for several decades. A number of hypotheses have been posited regarding factors contributing the observed decline. One such factor that that has recently ...

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