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Perceptions of music students toward students with special needs
(2010)Research has indicated that students with little to no exposure to persons with special needs typically have a negative perception of those people. Since the implementation of PL 94-142, known as the “mainstreaming law,” ... -
The impact of real exchange rate fluctations on employment and wages in eighteen different manufacturing industries in the United States: An error correction model approach analysis
(2009-12)This dissertation discusses the effects of exchange rate volatility on wages and employment in 18 different U.S. manufacturing industries with an error correction model approach. Innovative from prior research, this ... -
Educational leadership for anew model of engagement: A case study analysis of the Dallas ISD and Dallas Community College District collegiate academies partnership
(2017-08)Institutions of higher education have historically engaged with the community as providers of knowledge and expertise. However, unaddressed societal needs, such as poverty and quality of life for the majority of society, ... -
Onboarding and staying: Experiences of faculty of color at a Midwestern Community College
(2017-08)The underrepresentation of faculty of color may be a symptom of cultural dissonance, unneutral policies, the prevalence of microaggression, and the lack of commitment. It is important to assess the effectiveness of the ... -
Best practices in disability services offices in a metropolitan community college district
(2017-08)The Disability Services Office (DSO) on the campus of a community college allows students with a disability the opportunity to seek assistance in achieving their career and/or educational goal. This assistance often takes ... -
Moiré effect studies at thermal frequencies
(2017-08)Moiré patterns arise from the superposition of two (or more) periodic structures (one-dimensional or two-dimensional) defined over flat (or curved) surfaces in which one (or more) is rotated, translated, or any form of ... -
Hold the line: Plato on education, virtue, and language
(2017-08)Although many have attempted to explain Plato’s divided line in terms of a one-world or two-world theory, through instantiated forms, resemblance, or bottom-up emerging paradigms, this thesis will explain the first three ... -
Effect of using two-stage collaborative exams on undergraduate students’ learning in a gateway course for allied health programs
(2017-08)Implementing and assessing the use of a two-stage high-stakes collaborative exam in a content-driven gateway science course was the focus of this study within a medium-sized institution of higher education in the southwest ... -
Supplementation of chromium propionate alters growth performance and GLUT4 activity in feedlot steers
(2017-08)The impacts of administration of chromium propionate (CrP) on live performance, blood metabolites, carcass characteristics, gene expression, protein expression, and various cellular parameters were evaluated. Supplementation ... -
BREEDLOVE -- An empire of the air, 1939-48
(2017-08)William Clent Breedlove created an "empire of the air" by signed contracts with the Civilian Pilot Training Program and the United States Army Air Forces to train pilots for the United States military during World War II. ... -
Reflecting the past: The impacts of socioeconomic status, race, religion, age, education, and gender on parental acceptance of their transgender children, 1990-2015
(2017-08)Since 2015, parents with transgender children have been in the limelight of the media showing their support for their children. Most of the families or individuals represented are white and middle class. This study takes ... -
Seismic investigation of the upper mantle of western South America
(2017-08)The first part of this project uses teleseismic PP waves whose midpoints most densely populate the area between 10° S and 15°S. Seismic profiles at those two latitudes allow us to make interpretations regarding subsurface ... -
Development of a supply chain performance measurement model integrable to industry
(2017-08)Researchers have claimed that most of the attempts to implement supply chain performance measurement (SCPM) systems fail. Major reasons highlighted state that existing measurement systems do not provide a definite cause–effect ... -
Modeling drug sensitivity: Variable selection, inference and prediction
(2017-08)A common problem in systems of medicine is to model the sensitivity of drugs based on the genetic characterizations of individuals. Although several predictive models have been developed for drug sensitivity prediction, a ... -
The impact of music on self-concept: An investigation with deaf and hearing children using the Twenty Statements Test
(2017-08)The purpose of this study was to investigate the role that music plays in the development of a Deaf child's self-concept. In addition, this study examined the difference in the perspective of music between Deaf and hearing ... -
Examining the role of motivational salience, issue involvement, and pre-existing attitudes on selective attention and attitude strength to advertisements
(2017-08)Scientific communications and agricultural communications literature has indicated scientists are struggling to make information salient to consumers of their information. These studies have led to many studies to determine ... -
Going online: An examination of online learning at historically black colleges and universities
(2017-08)ABSTRACT The purpose of this study identified prevailing characteristics that might facilitate the presence of online learning at HBCUs in two ways, in comparison to a stratified sampling of non-HBCU counterparts and with ... -
International development and capacity building for the implementation of food safety regulations in produce: A focus on the Food Safety Modernization Act
(2017-08)On January 4th, 2011, and due to the re-occurrence of foodborne illness outbreaks linked to imported food, and market disturbance, The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law, becoming the most impactful ... -
Status and long-term use of artificial escape dens by swift foxes in Northwest Texas
(2017-08)Swift foxes (Vulpes velox) occurred in 79 counties in Texas during the early 1900s; they currently only inhabit the two most northwestern counties, Dallam and Sherman. The major cause of swift fox mortality is attributed ... -
Approaches for obtaining SITES v2 water credits in playa hydrologic systems of the Llano Estacado region
(2017-08)Playa lakes systems on the Llano Estacado High Plains shortgrass prairie plateau offer regionally unique and vital hydrologic and ecosystem functions. Anthropogenic influences including farming, ranching, energy exploration ...
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