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Examination of MOOC Learning Experiences of Online Students and Educational Leaders and Policymakers at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University.
(2016-08-16)Educational institutions in Saudi Arabia, in response to royal decree, have been increasing their technology usage. One such institution, King Abdulaziz University, currently faces the challenges associated with shifting ... -
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF CHLOROBENZENES FATE AND TRANSPORT IN SEDIMENT ENVIRONMENT
(2016-08-15)Chlorobenzenes are omnipresent environmental pollutants due to their widespread use as a chemical intermediate and solvent. Sediment from a specific site was characterized for monochlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, ... -
Informative Urbanism a method of cross networking city data from spatial locations to their actual systematic networking
(2016-12-07)This study investigates the informative urbanism by constructing a method which specifically analyzes the accessibility and effectiveness of data-driven spatial locations, one can begin to envision the relational structure ... -
Effect of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors on DOPC/DSPC/Chol Giant Unilamellar Vesicle Phase Behavior
(2016-08-09)The phase behavior of four component DOPC/DSPC/cholesterol/nAChRs giant unilamellar vesicles is investigated using fluorescence microscopy. A phase boundary is mapped out on a ternary plot through different cholesterol ... -
Big Easel
(2016-08-16)Developing interactive programs is tedious, more so than it should be. This seems to be due to the choices of languages often used in development, specifically the choice of using one catch-all language with which to write ... -
A Heritage Perspective on the Historic U-Lazy-S Ranch – A Case Study in Heritage Construction
(2016-08-09)Heritage is perceived as intangible in that it is the meanings applied to objects and places that provide interpretations and understandings of the past in the present. Heritage is a cultural process in which meanings are ... -
Measurement of the Maximum Cholesterol Solubility in Binary Lipid Bilayers Containing POPE and POPC Via Light Scattering Method
(2016-08-09)Cholesterol is a significant component of animal cell membranes, and its presence has the effects of not only adding rigidity to the lipid bilayer, but also leading to the formation of lipid domains. Two other lipids of ... -
HORMONE CONCENTRATIONS, VAGINAL CYTOLOGY AND DIET: VARIATIONS DURING REPRODUCTION IN SEBA’S SHORT-TAILED FRUIT BAT
(2016-08-16)Many factors influence the reproduction and fitness of organisms but lack extensive research. Reproductive endocrinology influences the estrous cycle of mammals, and consequently, their ability to bear and rear young. ... -
PRICE ELASTICITY FOR SMARTPHONES IN THE UNITED STATES: RESULTS FROM THREE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES
(2016-08-19)The Berry, Levinsohn and Pakes (BLP) model is a widely accepted model when using aggregate data to examine an industry selling differentiated products. This dissertation contributes to existing literature of the New ... -
Minimax AI within Non-Deterministic Environments
(2016-08-10)True artificial intelligence implementations in modern video games are a rarely seen occurrence. Most reliable sources say that the reason for this has to do with the unreliability in non-deterministic domains and poor ... -
Sensitivities of Near-Ground Simulated Parcel Trajectories
(2016-08-30)Parcel trajectory analysis has become commonplace in the study of simulated severe convection, particularly that which deals with the development and maintenance of near-ground vertical vorticity. However, there are a ... -
Good Grief!: A Study of the Effect of Treating Addiction-Related Grief and Loss on Recovery from Substance Use Disorders
(2016-08-29)ABSTRACT Individuals who suffer from Substance Use Disorders (SUD) experience much loss while in active addiction (Shallcross, 2011). When the individual with SUD enters into recovery, he or she often experiences a host ... -
Effects of Microphysical Parameterizations and Drop Breakup on Supercells and Supercell Cold Pools.
(2016-08-01)Ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation experiments are conducted using velocity data from the National Weather Service Radar 88-D and a Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching Radar to determine how two different ... -
Generational Teacher Cohorts in Texas Public Schools and
(2016-08-18)The purpose of the research was to gather information about teacher generation self-perceptions, perceptions each generational teacher cohort has of other generational cohorts, and investigate the preferences each teacher ... -
Examining Teachers' Intentions to Intervene: Developing a Contextual Resource for Cyberbullying Intervention in India
(2016-08-18)This study examined the intention of teachers to intervene in cyberbullying situation when they encounter it at school by utilizing the theory of planned behavior (TPB). It investigated how attitudes, subjective norms, ... -
Principal Effectiveness in Traditional and Non-Traditional Principal Certification Programs
(2016-08-21)This study was designed to examine the experiences of school administrators in both traditional and alternative administrator preparation programs to determine if a specific program style prepares administrators better for ... -
Influence of climate change and land use on Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) populations persistence in the Sand Sagebrush and Short-Grass Prairies
(2016-08-11)Observed long-term, range wide declines in Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) numbers are primarily attributed with decreases in habitat quality and quantity in the Great Plains, with weather driving short ... -
A TALE OF TWO TRICKSTERS: PARATEXTUALITY AND SUPPLEMENTARITY IN THE DON JUAN MASTER-SERVANT RELATIONSHIP
(2016-08-19)Since his 1630 inception as a character in a full-length play in Spain, Don Juan has occupied a place of textual prominence across multiple character permutations. He is portrayed as a loveable rake or a sinister evildoer. ... -
Technological Deployment Decisions: An Exploration of Ethical Decision Making in Technology Implementation.
(2016-08-19)As the use of technology has become integrated into more aspects of human existence, the field of counselor education has continued to ponder the impact of technology on the therapeutic process and business of counseling. ...