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Examination of the influence of athletic participation on college adjustment
(2018-05)
College students are faced with adjustment as they enter the new and unfamiliar environment. Strategies of adaptation are developed, some of which are positive and some less positive. Student-athletes have an additional ...
Validation of the Maladaptive Behavior Scale in three samples
(2018-07)
Brief and efficient measures of maladaptive behaviors are needed for screening purposes in a variety of health care settings. There currently are no brief broadband measures that assess the frequency of maladaptive behaviors ...
Inside the Minds of Malaysian World Pastry Chefs: Portraits of Culinary Creativity
(2018-05-01)
Retaining quality chefs has long been an issue in the culinary industry. Existing literature insists that practitioners should enhance work environments to support and foster chefs' creativity. However, the core issue of ...
Mutations in Genomic DNA Associated with Sudden Cardiac Death
(2018-07-01)
Sudden cardiac death, or SCD, results from the heart failing to pump blood to the rest of the body. Sudden cardiac death, the leading cause of natural death in the United States, and is caused from a variety of factors ...
Influence of Player Position During Match Play on Loading in Elite Female Soccer Players
(2018-12-01)
This study aimed to examine the influence of player position on match play loading, determined by GPS and accelerometer data, in a team of elite female soccer players in Northern Ireland. Players (n=16) were divided into ...
Feature investigation using micro computed tomography within materials
(2018-05)
This work uses micro computed tomography, as a direct non-destructive tool, to investigate the internal 3D microstructure of different materials at multiple length scales to provide insights that are of interest to the ...
That dog don't hunt: Narrative inquiry about superintendent sustainability
(2018-05)
Research suggests that, despite a great deal of training and job experience that typically precedes the ascension to a district level leadership position (Lamkin, 2006), superintendent career sustainability/longevity is ...
Bayesian analysis for sparse functional data
(2018-05)
This dissertation mainly presents a novel Bayesian method for sparse functional data. Specifically, two models are proposed, one of which models all individual functions with a common smoothness and the other groups ...
Early Feeding Practices and BMI in Infants
(2018-05-01)
Obesity and childhood obesity are growing public health problems. Some studies have shown a link between early breastfeeding cessation and introduction of complementary foods may be a contributing factor to this problem.
Relationship Between Motivational Orientation, Mindsets and Critical Thinking in College Students
(2018-12-01)
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between the expression of critical thinking and motivational orientation (i.e. autonomy, controlled and impersonal) and the relationship between expressed critical ...