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Disability and College Composition: Investigating Access, Identity, and Rhetorics of Ableism
(2014-05-09)
This dissertation analyzes the accessibility and accommodation experiences of students with disabilities in college writing classrooms at a Midwestern public research university. The study argues that writing teachers need ...
Parallel Algorithms for Counting Problems on Graphs Using Graphics Processing Units
(2014-12)
The availability of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) with multicore architecture have enabled parallel computations using extensive multi-threading.
Recent advancements in computer hardware have led to the usage of graphics ...
Perfectionism: The relationship to well-being and achievement motivation in college learners.
(2014-12-12)
This study consisted of 354 university students and examined the relationship between facets of perfectionism and measures of emotional well-being, achievement motivation, and emotions. Cluster analysis was performed using ...
Indonesian Student Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in Teaching L2 Reading
(2014-05-09)
Abstract
Student teachers’ beliefs in Indonesian contexts are rarely explored. The aims of this case study are to answer the following questions: 1) What are Indonesian student teachers’ beliefs about teaching L2 reading?, ...
Examining the Use of Alternative Restoration Scripts on the Psychological Reactance Process
(2014-05)
This study (N = 396) utilized a 3 (restoration: prescript vs. restoration postscript vs. control) × 2 (language: forceful vs. non-forceful) × 2 (topic: exercise vs. nutrition) mixed-model design to examine the effects of ...
PREPARATION FOR AUDITION VERSUS PERFORMANCE: AN EXAMINATION OF FOUR PROMINENT ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS FOR TRUMPET
(2014-12)
The purpose of this document is to examine the preparation for orchestral audition versus performance situations for four of the most commonly requested trumpet excerpts: Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky; Symphony No. 5 by ...
The effect of leader moral disengagement and influence tactics on follower cognitions and ethical sensemaking
(2014-12)
During times of organizational crisis followers often rely on their leader’s experience and knowledge to provide ethical guidance. However, crises also provide leaders increased opportunity to influence followers to commit ...
MEASUREMENT OF THE INCLUSIVE ISOLATED PROMPT PHOTON PRODUCTION AT sqrt{s} = 7 TeV WITH THE ATLAS DETECTOR FOR THE 2011 DATASET
(2014-12)
A measurement of the cross section for the inclusive
production of isolated prompt photons in $pp$ collisions at a
center-of-mass energy $\sqrt{s} = 7\TeV$ is presented. The
measurement covers the pseudorapidity ...
Advancing Research Computing on Campus and Beyond
(2014-09-24)
The demand for computational resources, support, and expertise among the academic community continues to grow with each passing year and can quickly surpass an institution's capacity to meet researchers' needs. The return ...
The electoral effects of the descriptive representation of ethnic minority groups in Australia and the UK
(Party Politics, 2014-10-30)
In this article we assess the electoral effects of the nomination of ethnic minority candidates. We argue that descriptive representation is an important factor in how parties in SMD systems establish their coalitions over ...