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IN THE MIDDLE: AN EXAMINATION OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OVERAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
(2018-05-07)According tothe U.S.Census Bureau (2014), the popuation of overage students is at almost 16%. According to Gerwetz (2005), this population of students have a high probability o f dropping out of school. Because of this, ... -
In the Mood for Creativity: Exploring Exposure to Humor and Creative Output
(2022-01-06)The purpose of these three studies was to replicate prior findings, namely, that positive moods can improve creative performance (Baas et al., 2008) as well as to test whether humor provides a creative advantage relative ... -
In The Shade Of The Mushroom Clouds: How Christian Fudamentalists Sabotaged Atomic Scientists' Visions Of Utopia
(History, 2013-10-22)Prior to August 6, 1945, the end of the world had been an abstract concept left to the gods to enact via supernatural means. Yet on that day, humanity saw for the first time the actual mechanism whereby it might end the ... -
In Times Of Financial Distress: Perspectives From Valuation, Information Asymmetry And Returns
The dissertation addresses unanswered questions in asset valuation through the lens of financial distress in three different asset markets namely equity market, residential property market and REITs market. The first two ... -
In Vivo Tracking Of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Recruitment To Tissue Scaffolds
(Biomedical Engineering, 2010-07-19)The term "Stem cells" has been extensively used to describe precursor undifferentiated cells that have the capacity to self-renew and can also give rise to multiple tissue types. Many studies have been shown improved ... -
In vivo ultrasound-switchable fluorescence imaging and its applications
(2020-08-17)The conventional fluorescence imaging has limited spatial resolution in centimeters-deep tissue because of the tissue’s high scattering property. Ultrasound-switchable fluorescence (USF) imaging, a new imaging technique, ... -
In-Service Performance Evaluation of Fire and Impact Damaged Bridges with CFRP Laminate Strengthening
(2018-08-09)Fire events and impact damage on bridges are few of the least understood of common extreme events. Bridge infrastructures that are subjected to hazards such as fire or impact from over height vehicle can catastrophically ... -
In-situ Observation of Extrusion Process in Thermoplastic Material Extrusion Based Additive Manufacturing
(2022-08-15)In thermoplastic material extrusion-based additive manufacturing, solid polymer filaments are fed into extruders to generate extrudates that are needed to build 3D plastic products. There is a finite gap between the inner ... -
Incidence of suicidality and restraint and seclusion in inpatient psychiatric care for people with schizophrenia
(2017-05-03)The current dissertation sought to examine policies and practices that affect the psychiatric care and safety of people with schizophrenia. These included policies related to state- and census-region expenditures in ... -
Inclusion by Building Capacity: Advancing STEM and Multicultural Programs with OER
(Open Education Global 2020 virtual conference, 2020-11)Academic libraries play an important role in advancing the use of open educational resources (OER) in higher education. In addition to connecting communities with information, an increasing number of libraries now provide ... -
INCOMPLETE TIME SERIES FORECASTING USING GENERATIVE NEURAL NETWORKS
(2020-12-07)Dealing with missing data is a long pervading problem and it becomes more challenging when forecasting time series data because of the complex relationships between data and time, which is why incomplete data can lead to ... -
Incorporating An Affective Component To A Cognitive Model Of Brand Switching Barriers
(Marketing, 2007-08-23)Customer retention is an important goal of business. It has been shown in a general model of brand switching that consumers utilize internal assessments of satisfaction and brand switching barriers to reach brand selection ... -
Incorporating Job Competition and Matching to an Indicator-Based Transportation Equity Analysis for Auto and Transit in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
(SAGE, 2023-05-16)Transportation equity is a vital but vague issue for planners and engineers in the United States, where mobility-based transportation planning has triggered the disproportionate distribution of benefits and burdens in the ... -
Incorporation Of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor And Pleiotrophin Into A Multiluminal Biosynthetic Nerve Implant For The Repair Of Peripheral Nerve Long Gap Defects
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-03-03)To repair a fully transected nerve without putting undue tension on the nerve stumps, and too circumvent many of the obvious problems of using harvested nerve grafts synthetic nerve guides have been used in the clinical ... -
INCREASED HYDRIDE TRANSFER RATES WITHIN T09A MUTANT OF F420:H2 NADP+ OXIDOREDUCTASE
(2016-05-18)F420:H2 NADP+ oxidoreductase (Fno) is an F420 dependent enzyme found in methanogens and sulfate reducing archaea. Fno catalyzes the reversible reduction of NADP+ to NADPH through the transfer of a hydride involving F420 ... -
Increasing Food Accessibility Among Urban Poor: Providing An Alternative Solution Through A City-wide Community Garden Plan
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2014-12)Community Gardens have been entitled as an emerging solution to food security and injustice issues especially among socially disempowered communities. US Department of Agriculture has designated more than half of the census ... -
Increasing Lipophilicity Of Redox Active Ruthenium Complexes As A Means To Enhance Cytotoxicity And Reduce Animal Toxicity
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2013-03-20)The dinuclear and monomeric ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes [(phen)2Ru(tatpp)Ru(phen)2]Cl4 (P) and monomer [(phen)2Ru(tatpp)]Cl2 (MP) are promising candidates for anticancer drug development in terms of the observed ... -
Increasing Localization Precision In Sensor Networks With Mobile Beacons - A Genetic Path Planning Approach
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)This work describes a genetic algorithm based approach to approximate an optimal path for a mobile beacon node in a grid of stationary wireless sensors. As the beacon moves over the field of sensors it broadcasts its ... -
“INCREASING RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL OF LANDFILL GAS BY ELECTROCATALYTIC CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO METHANE AT LOW TEMPERATURE.”
(2024-01-10)The conversion of carbon dioxide into methane at a low temperature has great potential to reduce current international environmental issues like global warming and will create new sources of renewable energy. The overall ... -
INCREASING THE SAFETY OF BICYCLISTS USING A CYCLIST BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRE AND A SMARTPHONE BASED APPLICATION
(2023-08-23)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 8/1/2025** ABSTRACT: Bicycling is beneficial for health, the environment, road users’ flexibility, and personal expenses. Compared to motor vehicles, they are an active ...