Electronic Theses and Dissertations
About: Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) are the graduate research outputs of Texas Tech University. They represent years of work from our Master's and Doctoral graduates. If you find the ThinkTech digital repository useful, please tell us! Share how open access to scholarship benefits you. Your story matters to us.
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An Exploratory Case Study on General Education and Special Education Teacher Perceptions of Parent’s Rights as Outlined in Notice of Procedural Safeguards
(2022-04-21)IDEA 2004 was created from the EHA in 1974 to protect the civil liberties of children with disabilities. Congress’s intent was to provide a legal framework to ensure all children have the right to free and appropriate ... -
Saddlepoint-Based Bootstrap Inference for Spatial Dependence in the Lattice Process
(2013-08-06)We present a saddlepoint-based bootstrap (SPBB) method to make inference for spatial dependence parameter in the spatial lattice regression models such as simultaneous auto-regressive (SAR), conditional auto-regressive ... -
TEACHING CHILDREN TO DEVELOP AN AURAL SENSITIVITY TO DYNAMIC INFLECTION AND TIMING
(2017-12-15)Influential piano pedagogues have written of the necessity for training attentive listening, but few have attempted to provide concrete or systematic teaching suggestions for children. The purpose of this research is to ... -
Comparative Study of Photonic Crystals Imaging Using Fourier Tychographic Microscopy and Dual Space Microscopy
(2017-12)We will study imaging periodic photonic crystals using Fourier Phytocographic Microscopy (FPM) and Dual Space Microscopy (DSM) using a Hemispherical Digital Condenser (HDC). We intend to show that both techniques have the ... -
Studies of Microfluidic Affinity Cell Separation for Bioanalysis and Clinical Application
(2017-12-12)Microfluidics has been extensively developed as a platform for biochemical and clinical research due to its numerous advantages including decreased cost, rapid processing, decreased reagent consumption, facility, and ... -
Assessment of the Mobile Jump2Health™ Intervention to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Children Ages 3 – 8
(2017-12-13)Background Approximately 23 percent of children between the ages of two and five are overweight or obese in the United States. It is important to provide parents with the appropriate resources that will help them provide ... -
Cardinality of Pseudo-Endpoints of Chainable Continua
(2017-12-13)A point x in a nondegenerate chainable continuum X is a pseudo-endpoint if for each neighborhood U of x and for each epsilon > 0 there is an epsilon-chain C covering X, such that C_1 is in U. This property was originally ... -
The Role of Tectal Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) Neurons in Approach and Avoidance Behavior in the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis
(2017-12-13)Animals balance foraging with avoidance of predators, and the ability to do this quickly is critical for survival. Most animals locate and acquire food using multiple sensory systems. The optic tectum (OT) plays an important ... -
Rejecting the Pathological Discourse of African American Males
(2017-12-14)Since 1960, we have seen strong efforts to change the face of education as it relates to injustices of the past. Today we are still on the swinging pendulum of addressing the equity problem in the educational system. ... -
The Effects of Feedback Timing on Fine Motor Sequence Learning
(2017-11-29)Feedback is one of the most essential parts in the learning process. The presence of feedback allows for faster and more efficient learning due to its informative and ... -
Multiple Memory System Interactions in Reinforcement Learning
(2017-12-07)Previous research in reinforcement learning suggests that there are at least two major memory systems in the brain that are involved in learning of value-based choices. The caudate nucleus has been associated with the ... -
An Empirical Investigation of Lean Six Sigma Tool Selection in a Program Management Organization
(2017-11-13)Program Management is a complex network of projects, encompassing various stages of program phases and tollgate reviews, involving multiple functional support from organic and inorganic agencies, and chartered with a ... -
On Simulating Data Centers With Redfish™-enabled Equipment
(2017-11-21)Analytic data, such as temperature and power usage of each node in a data center, have become growingly critical in high-end enterprise or high-performance scientific computing platforms, especially for current petascale ... -
Structural and Dynamic Properties of Penetrant Molecules in Unsupported and Supported Hydrated Gels
(2017-12-13)Pervaporation, a membrane based separation process, is considered as an energy efficient technique for separating dilute alcohol solutions. The efficiency of the pervaporation process is governed by the complex interplay ... -
Child and Maternal Risk and Protective Factors for Anxiety and Depression in Infancy
(2017-11-29)Anxiety is an adaptive response to stressful situations that can be found in all age groups including infants. Infants may experience anxiety when separating from parents, when experiencing a new or unusual situation or ... -
Strategic Manipulation of Online Reviews: An Experimental Investigation
(2017-12-18)This dissertation contains four experimental studies that deal with post-consumption effects of manipulated online reviews. Prior research shows that online consumer reviews are highly influential in forming buyers' ... -
Tin Pan Alley: Propaganda in the AMerican Popular Music of George M. Cohan during WWI
(2017-12-13)ABSTRACT Music during World War I was greatly influenced by and centered around a district in New York City between 5th Avenue and Broadway called “Tin Pan Alley.” There was nothing extra special about this area; it’s ... -
Resting metabolic rate, appetite regulators, and food recall accuracy in food addiction
(2017-11-16)Food addiction (FA) is a relatively recent concept in the scientific community. FA has gained more attention over the years because of the application of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF THE HOME VISIT PROCESS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
(2017-12-15)The agricultural education profession has historically provided unique opportunities for agriculture teachers to gain a deeper connection with students through participation in FFA (formerly known as Future Farmers of ... -
The Impact Of Oil Prices on the Exchange Rate of Oil Producing Countries
(2017-11-28)This paper focuses on the impact of oil price fluctuations on the exchange rate regime of three oil producing countries which are Canada, Norway, and Russia. It also analyses the effect of oil prices on interest rate, ...
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