Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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Media multitasking intensity predictors: A human centered & ecological approach to developing audience profiles
(2019-08)Media Multitasking is the predominant method through which individuals around the world engage with media today. This research addresses a gap in the existing knowledge regarding information that can be used to develop ... -
The antecedent and consequence of two forms of social capital
(2019-08)Social capital is defined as the sum of potential and actual resources inherent to and derived from the structure of a firm’s relationships (e.g., Nahapiet and Ghoshal, 1998). As the subject of scholarly inquiry for years, ... -
A design methodology for tunable adhesion and friction using curved and hierarchical structures
(2019-08)Nature-inspired synthetic gecko adhesive systems show tremendous potential in developing robust, repeatable, residue free adhesive systems as an alternative in a wide range of applications from industrial and medical ... -
The virtual liturgy: An examination of medieval and early modern ritual objects as media technology
(2019-08)The history of altar decorations is rich with diverse approaches and varied methodologies. This study of the visual liturgy grapples with many of the previous theoretical frameworks to reveal the evolution and function of ... -
Selected agricultural students’ self-perceived emotional and financial wellbeing
(2019-08)Social isolation, stressful work environments, and lack of access to healthcare may affect rates of mental health issues, including suicide, in farmers (Tiesman, Konda, Hartley, Chaumont Menéndez, Ridenour, & Hendricks, ... -
Differentially polarized interface (DPI) digital microfluidics (DMF) platform for biomedical applications
(2019-08)Direct Current (DC)-Digital microfluidics (DMF) enables the manipulation of droplets to revolutionize medical diagnostics, environmental assays, and fundamental biology. However, DC-DMF requires high voltages to generate ... -
Service learning and empathy in technical communication courses within engineering education: A case study to improve the “culture of disengagement” of engineering students
(2019-08)Both industry and engineering accreditation bodies have outlined outcomes for engineering education to develop more socially minded engineers. However, a recent longitudinal study found a disturbing trend of decreased ... -
Observability, anomaly detection, and energy demand forecasting for smart grid analysis
(2019-08)A multitude of advancements in the field of smart grids has added new features like bidirectional communication protocols with the center control unit to the existing power grids, which begets numerous security concerns ... -
Synthesizing major views of argument: From metaphor to model
(2019-08)Argumentation is studied not only in argumentation studies but also in many other disciplines, and there are needs identified in the literature for the synthesis of argumentation theory within argumentation studies and ... -
Living in the end: Apocalypse and environmental imagination in the contemporary American West
(2019-08)Cataclysmic ecological changes and the cultural and social changes that accompany them have been intrinsic to the American West and its myths through the 19th and 20th centuries. These environmental apocalypses are poignant ... -
An analysis of the performance of secondary students identified with learning disabilities on STAAR EOC accommodated and STAAR EOC modified assessments
(2019-08)Students with disabilities have historically been absent or minimally included in the general education classroom. The passage of recent legislation has changed the educational environment of students with disabilities ... -
Nanoassembly of photoactive materials towards designing visible light heterostructured photocatalysts
(2019-08)Currently, the low efficiency of photocatalytic water splitting is mainly attributed to limited light harnessing and high charge recombination phenomena of photocatalysts. Several strategies have been developed on designing ... -
Friction and wear mechanisms of metal surfaces with ionic liquids as lubricant
(2019-08)Lubricants have been playing a critical role in improving the energy efficiency and lifespan of machinery by minimizing friction and wear. Accordingly, the development of advanced lubrication techniques has become more and ... -
Algorithmic literacy: Developing a heuristic for algorithmic literacy in the technical communication classroom and beyond
(2019-08)This study explores the ways that Technical Communication students engage with everyday algorithmic platforms, such as Google search, Facebook, Amazon, and others. The purpose of this study was to 1) understand what types ... -
Interplay between cultural expectations and pedagogy in the lives of women with visual impairments in India—Ethnographic case studies an Indian school for the blind
(2019-08)Indian cultural expectations of women with visual impairments have undergone rapid change in recent decades. Over just two generations, the practice of abandoning blind girls to lifelong institutional care has been nearly ... -
Vietnamese popular music during the Vietnam War
(2019-08)It is interesting that in times of difficulties, such as warfare, music tends to thrive. Music is significant in comprehending wars as it both stimulates and solves various social and political conflicts in the contemporary ... -
Statistical analysis of shape and functional data
(2019-08)This thesis consists of two topics. First, we present a framework for statistical regression analysis of shape and functional data. Second, we propose a comprehensive Riemannian framework for analyzing white matter ... -
“We are just athletes…What more is there to say?” A phenomenological narrative inquiry into the lives of NCAA D-I female student athletes
(2019-08)Historically and culturally, sport has been seen as primarily the preserve of men until recently. Currently there is very limited research that has tried to capture the actual real-life experiences of female graduate school ... -
La alegoría del incesto en La madre naturaleza de Emilia Pardo Bazán y Os Maias de José Eça de Queirós
(2019-08)This dissertation examines the allegorical use of incest in two canonical nineteenth century Iberian novels, La madre naturaleza by Emilia Pardo Bazán and Os Maias by José Eça de Queirós. My approach to the study of the ... -
Investigation of effects of thermal shock technique on shale oil rock properties and its application to increase oil recovery from unconventional reservoirs in conjunction with cyclic gas injection
(2019-08)Previous studies have demonstrated that injection of cold fluids into hot formations could create new fractures. This experimental study extends the previous researches by demonstrating that implementing Thermal Shock (TS) ...
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