DSpace at TTU: Recent submissions
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A cross-correlation search for GWs from long-lived magnetars with Advanced LIGO
(2020-07-31)With the detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from the binary neutron star (BNS) in-spiral GW170817, associated with the gamma-ray burst (GRB) 170817A and its broad-band electromagetic afterglow, multi-messenger astronomy ... -
The Role of Family Cohesion and Cultural Identification as Moderators of Sexual Assault and Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors: A Multiple Groups Analysis
(2020-07-27)American Indian adolescents experience sexual assault at higher rates compared to any other group in the United States. Internalizing behaviors, such as depression and lowered self-esteem, and externalizing behaviors, such ... -
Variations of particulate matter and blowing dust in Lubbock, Texas
(2020-08-03)Particulate matter (PM) are microscopic solid and liquid particles that are suspended in the atmosphere, separated in to two predominant sizes, PM10 and PM2.5. PM is a hazard to human health and property. In this study, ... -
Extrapolating Surface Winds from an Elevated Dual-Doppler Wind Profile
(2020-07-21)The vertical wind profile in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) has always been a point of interest in the engineering community. Population expansion near the coast has led to the design and construction of more buildings ... -
The Interaction Effects of Media Types and Frames on Individual Responses on a Digital Platform
(2020-07-24)Framing has been researched extensively in a number of disciplines and has been found to affect individuals’ responses. However, there is a research opportunity in studying framing in a digital environment. Specifically, ... -
Mechanismen der Manipulation im Briefwechsel zwischen Sophie Mereau und Clemens Brentano
(2020-07-21)On September 6th, 1803 German author Sophie Mereau wrote to her significant other, the German author Clemens Brentano: “Believe me dear, it is madness and I beg you to consult a doctor […],” in response to letters from him ... -
Leaf traits drive increases in albedo and latent heat flux of winter cover crops in Texas agricultural systems
(2020-07-21)Winter cover crops represent a land-use change that may sequester carbon in the soil and improve agriculture sustainability, while potentially also changing the Earth’s radiative balance and resulting biophysical feedbacks ... -
Exploration and Improvement of Cotton Fiber Length Distribution
(2020-07-24)Cotton is a globally important agricultural commodity which is vital to the Texas High Plains. It is unique among agricultural crops because of its use as a raw product for textile production and the unique quality demands ... -
Drinking Like a “Macho Man:” An Assessment of the Impact of Masculinity on the Relationship between Depression and Alcohol Use in White and Latino Men
(2020-07-30)Risky and problematic drinking is commonplace in college, especially in college men. Depression and alcohol use are often found to be strongly associated; those with higher depressive symptoms have higher rates of problem ... -
Self-Compassion as a Protective Mechanism Between Sociocultural Pressures and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Latina College Students
(2020-08-03)According to the sociocultural model for eating pathology development, young women in the United States receive messages from media, peers, and family that a thin physique is considered beautiful (Stice, 2001). These ... -
Effects of Calcium-Ammonium Nitrate on Performance and Greenhouse Gas Production of Beef Steers Grazing a Mixed Winter Forage
(2020-07-27)Two experiments were performed to evaluate the effects of calcium-ammonium nitrate (CAN) on in vitro fermentation, in vivo CH4 production, and performance of beef steers. For experiment 1, in vitro batch cultures were ... -
Evaluating Class Imbalance and Asymmetric Costs Using Machine Learning
(2020-07-30)The current study will evaluate the use of machine learning as a form of risk assessment as it fits within the risk-need-responsivity framework. Specifically, the risk of violent reconviction will attempt to be predicted ... -
Mixtape Chronicles: An Ethnographic Investigation into Hip-Hop and African American Culture Concerning Systemic Racism and Oppression
(2020-07-30)Hip-hop culture has received a large amount of criticism from many people, including public figures and scholars, who believe that hip-hop promotes violence, misogyny, drugs, and materialism. Particularly racist, White, ... -
Modeling Approaches to Understand Plant-Pollinator-Herbivore Interactions
(2020-07-22)Plant-pollinator interactions play an important role in the maintenance of the balance of nature. All organisms living in the environment are composed of different ratios of chemical elements. By considering the balance ... -
Evaluating the Impacts of the Lower Boundary Condition on Low-Level Supercell Structure in an Idealized Cloud Model
(2020-07-27)An idealized cloud model is used to simulate severe convection with relatively high vertical resolution. Free-slip simulations displayed higher magnitudes of near-surface vertical vorticity, which occurred at the gust front ... -
Public Opinion of Gene-Editing in Agriculture: A Mixed-Method Study of Online Media and Metaphors
(2020-07-22)As products of gene-editing technology get closer to retail shelves, it is important for science communicators to disseminate information regarding the applications and implications of the technology. Public acceptance of ... -
Principals’ Impact on Teachers’ Use of Culturally Responsive Teaching in Texas Region One Education Service Center with Hispanic Sixth Grade English Learners and Special Education Students: A Case Study
(2020-07-30)There is a disconnect between school and home cultures that include a teacher’s lack of background understanding with student’s cultural, linguistic, and special educational needs. This is contributing to the performance ... -
Quantitative Investigation of Attitudes and Behaviors of Young Adults in Hypothetical Encounters with Individuals who are Blind
(2020-07-30)Acceptance and inclusion are an integral part of life for all individuals but are not as easily achieved for those with disabilities including blindness. Investigating aspects of attitudes toward disabilities is necessary ... -
Inductively Coupled, Electrically Small Antenna for Ionospheric Heating
(2020-07-28)An efficient metamaterial-inspired electrically small antenna is presented to enable Transportable Ionospheric Heating which has been traditionally performed at fixed locations such as the HAARP research station in Gakona, ... -
Responsivity in Rehabilitation Programming for Offenders
(2020-08-04)Numerous studies have been conducted over the last twenty years investigating the effectiveness of cognitive intervention programs on reducing reconviction rates among offenders. Whereas cognitive intervention programs ...