Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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.
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Water Harvesting: Simulating Rainwater Harvesting for Building Envelope Design
(2014-08-08)The foundation of this research is to provide awareness to the global issue of freshwater scarcity and how architecture, along with digital design, may assist in confronting the issue. Adaptations for desert environments ... -
Optimal control of shape-similar multi-agent systems.
(2018-06-21)Formation control problems in the field of control theory are not new. They pertain to multiple mobile agents i.e. robots that are placed in a formation of a certain geometric shape and then the endeavor is to find a control ... -
RETRODIRECTIVE ARRAYS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER APPLICATIONS
(2015-08-21)This dissertation presents a novel one-dimensional, dual frequency, active retrodirective array for wireless power transfer applications. A retrodirective array automatically scans its transmitting antenna beam in the ... -
Projective streaming and sand tray: Using conjoint analysis to compare two therapeutic processes
(2014-08-06)A new therapeutic process called Projective Streaming is introduced in this dissertation. Early experience with this process indicates possible benefits for improvements in focus, emotion, memory and perception. It may ... -
A Quantitative Study Examining Compliance to the Saudi Schools Nutrition Policy and Alignment to the IOM Standards in Boys' Public High Schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
(2016-05-20)Aims: This study investigated the compliance of the selected schools to the Saudi policy regarding “meals and beverages offered in school canteens,” and assessed the quality of the food offered as breakfast in the cafeteria ... -
The Perception of the Impact of Mispronouncing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Names: A Collaborative Autoethnographic Study
(2016-05-20)Authorities point to significant conceptual contributions that explain culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) student underachievement (Echevarría & Graves, 2011; Genesee, Lindholm-Leary, Saunders, & Christian, 2006). ... -
Examining Problem-Solving Skills in Technology-Rich Environments as Related to Numeracy
(2016-05-20)Today, technologies are rapidly changing living and working environments and bringing about non-traditional problems in personal and professional life. The realm of academics and education is not exempt from these ... -
Improving Grid Frequency Response using Wind Generation Resources
(2016-05-20)New standards/requirements are being proposed by North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) in response to the increasing mix of Wind Generation Resources and growing concerns of system stability and reliability ... -
Development of Inexpensive and Portable Devices for Chemical Measurements and Environmental Analysis
(2016-05-20)Portable sensing devices are a rapid growth area with application in households, classrooms, and within analytical chemistry. This dissertation research describes some inexpensive and portable devices that have been developed ... -
MM Recitals
(2016-05)MM Recital 1 - March 6, 2015 8:00pm Duo for Flute and Piano - Aaron Copland Zoom Tube - Ian Clarke Partita in A Minor BWV 1020 - J.S. Bach Sonata for Flute and Piano - Jindrich Feld MM Recital 2 - March 8, 2016 ... -
Sensitive glycopeptide analysis by enrichment and LC-MS/MS
(2016-05)Glycosylation plays an important role in many biological processes, and aberrant glycosylation has been found to play a critical role in many diseases and cancer progression. Studies of glycoproteins take two approaches ... -
How individuals and their families live well with HIV/AIDS
(2016-05)The purpose of this study was to understand the phenomenon of individual and family resilience in families living with HIV/AIDS. Recent research has focused on the negative impacts of HIV/AIDS, however, little attention ... -
Soil health management in cotton monocultures on the Texas High Plains
(2018-05)The Texas High Plains (THP) is a semi-arid ecoregion with soils susceptible to wind erosion. Soil conservation management practices like reduced tillage, residue management, and cover cropping have been shown to reduce ... -
On using machine learning to predict recidivism
(2018-05)Parole board members use predictions of an offender's risk of recidivating to inform early release decisions. As of yet, we have been only moderately accurate in our attempts to predict recidivism. Machine learning has ... -
Community college women leaders' experiences of the role of a leadership development program in advancing to the presidency
(2018-05)Community college leadership in America is facing an impending crisis, with the projected retirement of a significant percentage of community college presidents within the next 10 years. This leadership crisis looms just ... -
“I see what’s happening here”: The influence of parental advertising mediation in children’s development of persuasion knowledge
(2018-05)Examination of the development and manifestation of persuasion knowledge in children over the last three decades has clearly identified that children gradually gain a more sophisticated ability to recognize the persuasive ... -
Community college radiologic technology student perceptions of and experiences with simulation-enhanced educational activities
(2018-05)ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences and perceptions that second year radiologic technology students had of simulation-enhanced educational activities at a large, urban community ... -
Multi-method process analyses of attachment style change in adulthood
(2018-05)This dissertation examined adult attachment style change in the context of two distinct studies. Study 1 is a longitudinal dyadic analysis of couple attachment style change using secondary data to examine, specifically, ... -
Suspensions, expulsions, and arrests: Examining the presence of law enforcement officers and mental health professionals
(2018-05)This study was an endeavor to add to the research base on the impacts of law enforcement in our public schools, as well as to examine the presence of school counselors on the school-to-prison pipeline. The findings of this ...
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