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Exploring elementary teacher persistence in a micropolitan area through the lens of Maslow's hierarchy of needs: A qualitative study
(2023-05)This qualitative study explores the factors that motivate elementary teachers to remain in the classroom in a micropolitan area school district as filtered through the theoretical framework of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. ... -
Exploring Entrepreneurial Mindset and Characteristics: Their Influence on Readiness, Success, and Educational Implications
(2024-04-02)Entrepreneurship has historically taken the inadequate and misleading misnomer of starting a business. The concept is far more significant and encompasses much more than the act and its process. Typically, the critical ... -
Exploring environmental adaptations and habitat preferences in three microbial lineages using comparative (meta)genomic approaches
(2022-12)The utilization of -omics based approaches (metagenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) in the field of microbiology has greatly advanced our understanding of the microbial world. The utilization ... -
Exploring factors associated with Chinese-Americans’ willingness to receive an additional hypothetical annual dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
(MDPI AG, 2023-01-15)Chinese-Americans are one of the largest groups of Asian-Americans in the US with distinctive behavioral and cultural characteristics that influence health service use. Although Chinese-Americans have significantly higher ... -
Exploring factors influencing teacher retention: A study of an orchestra program staff
(2021-05)The purpose of this qualitative case study is to explore factors that lead to teachers remaining in the same position within a program at a suburban high school in a Midwestern state for the majority of their career despite ... -
EXPLORING FACTORS THAT IMPACT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM
(2016-08-12)The purpose of this study was to (a) explore factors that may impact the quality of life for adults with ASD, and (b) based on those results, offer recommendations for interventions designed to improve the quality of ... -
Exploring Finances, Emotions, and Couple Relations Using the Family Stress Model and Stress Spillover Model
(Oklahoma State University, 2009-05-01)This study was to identify if an association exists between couple SES and affective experience while communicating, and it also was to identify evidence supporting partner global stress as a partial mediator of this ... -
Exploring Freshmen Undergraduates' Acceptance of the Theory of Evolution and Views of Nature of Science
(2019-05-01)Understanding the mechanisms of evolution can help lead to advancements in science, technology, medicine, and agriculture. To enhance student understanding of the Theory of Evolution, science education organizations encourage ... -
Exploring Future Hydrologic Extremes of the Red River Basin
(2017-08)Hydrologic extremes of drought and flooding stress water resources and damage communities in the Red River Basin, located in the south-central U.S. For example, the summer of 2011 was the third driest summer in Oklahoma ... -
EXPLORING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MUSCLE STRENGTHENING AND AEROBIC PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS USING THE INTEGRATIVE BEHAVIOR MODEL
(2017-05-12)Chronic diseases have become a serious problem for the people in the United States causing decreased quality of life, premature death, and rising health care costs (Bauer, et al. 2014). A primary way to lessen the risk of ... -
Exploring genetic algorithm as an image synthesizer for cases with limited training samples
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Exploring gradients of habitat suitability, habitat quality, and microclimate: Implications for Gray Vireo nesting ecology and management
(2020-07)Gray Vireos are one of the most understudied songbirds in North America and are considered a species of conservation concern for multiple state and federal agencies. I sought to address some of the gaps in our understanding ... -
Exploring Hegemonic Masculinity in Online Interactions and Behavior
(2019-07)Hegemonic masculinity represents in an ideal, but flawed, representation of specific behaviors (e.g. sexual prowess, emotional inexpressiveness, athletic/workplace dominance) that men engage in. The behaviors are prioritized ... -
Exploring hemolysis due to paravalvular leakage in artificial heart valves
(2020-12-18)Artificial heart valves require a surgical suture to keep them in place. These sutures can become infected or degrade over time, which can give rise to the phenomenon of paravalvular leakage. The defect compromising flow ... -
Exploring immunosuppresion with 3D in vitro T-cell attachment and exosome co-culture in dynamic bioreactor flow
(2020-12-18)Cancer is a prevalent disease that impacts many lives all over the world, projected to pass more than 27 million deaths in 2030. Among many cancer therapies and treatment solutions are immunotherapies, which can include ... -
Exploring indigenous language and psychological health among Kickapoo Tribe bilinguals
(2020-07)Studies show thinking and speaking in a foreign language provides a greater emotional and cognitive distance than the speaker’s native language (Keysar et al., 2012). The prospect of such a detachment of cognition is of ... -
Exploring leadership behaviors as a deterrent or promotional means of perceived team cohesion among fastpitch softball players.
(2010)Research suggests that a leader's effectiveness in sport is contingent upon varying characteristics of athletes and the present situation. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between leadership behaviors ... -
Exploring Links between Gateway Communities and National Parks: A Quantitative Assessment
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)The definition of a gateway community to a national park unit has few quantitative benchmarks or standards. Therefore, the goal of this study was to investigate levels of tourism services in a sample of communities near ... -
Exploring mechanical assonance for impact energy harvesting using acoustic metamaterials
(2020-12)Acoustic metamaterials are engineered to possess unique dynamic properties that are not commonly found in nature. It has been demonstrated that customizing the characteristics of their local features can help optimize their ...