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Application of the Forward Sensitivity Method to Data Assimilation of the Lagrangian Tracer Dynamics
(2014-05)
The analysis of the dynamics of a tracer/drifter/buoy floating on the free surface of the water waves in the open ocean whose motion is described by the shallow water model equations is of great interest in Lagrangian data ...
Grade Expectations: Predictive Factors of Academic Entitlement
(2014-08-15)
Predictive factors of academic entitlement were explored in this study. Using Object Relations Theory for guidance as well as current literature on entitlement in students, perfectionism, locus of control, self-esteem, ...
TEACHER UNDERSTANDING OF CARE: USING EMPIRICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS TO EXPLICATE THE MEANING OF CARE AS REFLECTED IN THE RELATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE CLASSROOM
(2014-05-10)
Care theory is a complex theory to understand, and interpreting its meaning involves a close investigation of the context in which it is both employed and explored. In this study, both conceptual and empirical literature ...
INTEGRATED INTERPRETATION OF BOREHOLE MICROSEISMIC DATA FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING STIMULATION TREATMENTS
(2014-05)
Sequence stratigraphic principles provide means to interpret the geological framework and likelihood of finding hydrocarbon–bearing rocks. In this work, I show that they can also be used to predict and better interpret the ...
THE ACUTE SKELETAL MUSCLE RESPONSE TO LOWER BODY RESISTANCE TRAINING WITH AND WITHOUT BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION IN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE MALES BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-35
(2014)
Blood flow restriction (BFR) in combination with exercise has been shown to result in favorable effects on skeletal muscle mass and function. However, most protocols have used an arbitrary pressure or they have based the ...
Community Perspectives, Language Ideologies, and Learner Motivation in Chickasaw Language Programs
(2014-12-12)
This study examines language ideologies in the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, in the context of various efforts to revitalize this Muskogean language. There are approximately sixty-five remaining first language speakers out ...
Comparing the Utility of the Theory of Planned Behavior Between Boys and Girls for Predicting Snack Food Consumption: Implications for Practice
(Health Promotion Practice, 2014-01-01)
The purpose of this study was to use the theory of planned behavior to explain two types of snack food consumption among boys and girls (girls n = 98; boys n = 69), which may have implications for future theory-based health ...
PEER FIRM EARNINGS QUALITY AND THE COST OF EQUITY
(2014-05)
This study examines how a firm’s cost of equity is affected by industry peer firms’ earnings quality. First, using Lambert, Leuz and Verrecchia (2007) as a theoretical basis, I predict and provide evidence that higher ...
A Narrative Inquiry Into A Community School Leadership Experience
(2014-08-15)
The focus of this study is on examining the role of an educational leader through the process of developing and implementing a community school. As the primary researcher, I sought to contribute to the body of community ...
Naming Patterns Reveal Cultural Values: Patronyms, Matronyms, and the U.S. Culture of Honor
(Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2014-02-01)
Four studies examined the hypothesis that honor norms would be associated with a pronounced use of patronyms, but not matronyms, for naming children. Study 1 shows that men who endorse honor values expressed a stronger ...