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The third-person effect of news coverage of opinion poll results
(2010)
The objective of the present study was to examine 1) the differential third-person perception (TPP) of the opinion poll reports and 2) whether and how the TPP is associated with its consequences -- attitude change and ...
Heroes and Villains: Cultural Narratives, Mass Opinions, and Climate Change
(2010)
Global climate change is easily identified as one of the most pressing and contentious policy problems facing not only the United States, but the human race. In a democratic society such as our own, understanding the ...
Multidimensional Functioning in Children with Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure
(2010)
Methamphetamine is one of the most neurotoxic and addictive drugs of abuse. While prenatal exposure to all illicit drugs is considered detrimental, it might be argued that because of the polydrug nature of methamphetamine ...
The Black Self-Determination Experience
(2010)
For over four decades, America's educational system has overrepresented Black students in its special education programs. To little avail, and no avail if discussing a decrease in the disproportionate rates America identifies ...
A Reflection on One Writing Across the Curriculum Model
(2010)
This dissertation first looks at historical iterations of the primary form of first and second WAC implementation, the workshop model. It is necessary to first situate WAC models in their respective institutions and then ...
Unconstrained Learning Machines
(2010)
With the use of information technology in industries, a new need has arisen in analyzing large scale data sets and automating data analysis that was once performed by human intuition and simple analog processing machines. ...
Effect of Whey Protein Quality on Physiological Response to Chronic Resistance Exercise in Trained Men: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial
(2010)
Acute studies have revealed that insulin and possibly incretin hormone [e.g., glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)] response in humans is significantly affected by whey protein (WP) form [e.g., whey protein isolate (WPI) versus ...
Improvements in Scanning Infrared Thermography
(2010)
Non-destructive evaluation techniques are important for many industries. Scanning infrared thermography systems have the potential to analyze materials and parts, quickly, accurately, and at a reduced cost compared to ...
Striving to Breathe and Balance on the Brink: Spirituality in the Lives of New Faculty in Transition
(2010)
The purpose of this study was to increase an understanding of spirituality's place in the holistic adult adjustment of new faculty members during their transitional years at a public research university. Many have been ...
AN INTEGRATED PALEOMAGNETIC AND DIAGENETIC INVESTIGATION OF THE BARNETT SHALE AND UNDERLYING ELLENBURGER GROUP CARBONATES, FORT WORTH BASIN, TEXAS
(2010)
An integrated geochemical/petrographic, paleomagnetic and rock magnetic study was conducted to better understand the nature and timing of diagenetic events in both the Mississippian Barnett Shale and underlying Ordovician ...