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A Systematic Literature Review of Servant Leadership Theory in Organizational Contexts
(2012-04-22)
A new research area linked to ethics, virtues, and morality is servant leadership. Scholars are currently seeking publication outlets as critics debate whether this new leadership theory is significantly distinct, viable, ...
Solid Acid Catalyzed Polysaccharide Hydrolysis
(2012)
In addition to the rising costs of gasoline and the depletion of fossil fuels, air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels has increased the need to develop alternative renewable fuels. One possible alternative is the ...
Exploring Tornadogenesis with High-Resolution Simulations Initialized with Real Data
(2012)
Despite large advances in our understanding of tornadogenesis over the past fifty years, a comprehensive dynamical understanding of the processes behind tornado formation remains elusive. The purpose of this dissertation ...
TESTING OF NOVEL ENZYME PRODRUG AND PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPEUTICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER
(2012)
The majority of this work characterizes two novel enzyme prodrug therapies using fusion proteins containing annexin V to target only tumor vascular endothelial cells and cancer cells, reducing the burden of systemic toxicity ...
Modulation Domain Image Processing
(2012)
The classical Fourier transform is the cornerstone of traditional linear
IN VIVO FLUORESCENCE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ESCHERICHIA COLI OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN FEPA
(2012)
Opportunistic microbial pathogens rely heavily on acquisition of nutrients to survive hostile environments. The complexity and redundancy of iron acquisition systems in bacteria illustrates the importance of iron in cellular ...
Validity of laboratory and field methods for predicting fat free mass in elite male rowers
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of air displacement plethysmography, ultrasound, near-infrared interactance, and skinfold measurements in estimating fat-free mass in elite male rowers. Twenty-three ...
Immigrant Children's Adaptation and Assimilation in the Context of Family
(2012)
Family plays a notable role in shaping children's life trajectories. Focusing on second generation immigrants, this dissertation investigates how immigrant families structure their children's social environment and future ...
Teachers' Perceptions of the Lived Experience of Safe Schools: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Approach
(2012)
Beginning in 1996, a rash of rampage school shootings occurred in the United States. "Rampage school shootings occur when students or former students attack their own school" (Langman, 2009, p. 2). Numerous studies have ...
An Evaluation of the Beyond High School Model on the Self- Determination of Students With Intellectual Disability
(Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2012-08-01)
Students with intellectual disability are often served in community-based services to promote effective adult outcomes in employment, community inclusion, and independent living (Gaumer, Morningstar & Clark (2004). Beyond ...