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Development of a Web-based infrastructure management system for Oklahoma's general aviation airports, and, Exploring the use of spectral analysis of surface waves and impulse response for pavement health monitoring.
(2007)
The transportation infrastructure of the United States consumes over 17% of its Gross National product annually and is currently valued at $1.75 trillion. With the interstate system now 50 years old, the emphasis of the ...
Solar UV Forecasts: A Randomized Trial Assessing Their Impact on Adults' Sun-Protection Behavior
(Health Education & Behavior, 2007-06-01)
This study examined the effectiveness of solar UV forecasts and supporting communications in assisting adults to protect themselves from excessive weekend sun exposure. The study was conducted in Australia, where 557 adult ...
Cetaceousness and global warming among the Inupiat of Arctic Alaska.
(2007)
Based on my 2004-2007 ethnographic fieldwork in Barrow and Point Hope, Alaska, this dissertation reveals how collective uncertainty about the environmental future is expressed and managed in Inupiaq practices, and by ...
Impact of interparental conflict on adjustment of African American college students from divorced and intact families.
(2007)
This study examined the impact of parent's interparental conflict on the adjustment of African American college students. Studies in this area showed that conflict prior to and after divorce, age at time of divorce, and ...
Collaborative Training With a More Experienced Partner: Remediating Low Pretraining Self-Efficacy in Complex Skill Acquisition
(Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2007-12-01)
Objective: This study examined the effectiveness of collaborative training for individuals with low pretraining self-efficacy versus individuals with high pretraining selfefficacy regarding the acquisition of a complex ...
Elementary principals' perspectives in developing and sustaining professional learning communities.
(2007)
The purpose of this study was to answer through the perceptions of experienced elementary principals, how do elementary principals develop and sustain an evolving professional learning community? Based on the interviews ...
From buffalo to beeves: Cattle and the political economy of the Oglala Lakota, 1750--1920.
(2007)
Obstacles such as an unyielding demand by the federal government to implement a farming economy, extensive competition from white ranchers, limited access to regional or local markets, excessive institutional control by ...
The Influence of Corporate Front-Group Stealth Campaigns
(Communication Research, 2007-02-01)
This research examined corporate front-group stealth campaigns. An experiment was conducted to examine the influence of front-group stealth campaigns on a variety of measures. It was anticipated that corporate front-group ...
Comparison of postural balance in women with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls.
(2007)
Purpose. The primary purpose of this study was to compare balance in women with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and healthy controls. The secondary purpose was to investigate the relationship between balance and Expanded Disability ...
Characteristics of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic and East Pacific.
(2007)
In this dissertation, I present a series of investigations to expand our understanding of TCs in the East Pacific and North Atlantic basins. First, I developed and applied a climatological tool that quickly and succinctly ...