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Effectiveness of a repeated readings intervention with English Language Learners
(2012-12)
Repeated readings has been shown to be effective with monolingual students to improve both reading fluency and comprehension (Chard, Vaughn, & Tyler, 2002; O'Shea, Sindelar, & O'Shea, 1985; Vadasy & Sanders, 2008; Wang & ...
Economic analysis of subsistence farmers in Bolivia: Three essays
(2010-12)
The first essay examines the role that remittances plays in income diversification strategies in the developing world. Using a large and nationally representative survey for Bolivia, we find that remittances alleviate ...
Testing nested associations between microdimensional and global indicators of relationship outcomes
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: There is limited information on how emotions and heart rate are associated on microdimensional levels both within and between romantic partners over time. We used multilevel modeling to assess ...
Factors affecting student persistence at a selected community college in the Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America
(2011-12)
Scope and Method of Study: the purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect college freshman persistence. Persistence was examined for a selected community college in the Stann Creek District at two points in ...
Two essays in applied economics
(2013-07)
I provide two exercises which attempt to arrive at consistent estimates through the utilization of various instrumental variable (IV) and general method of moments (GMM) estimation approaches. My first study asks: is social ...
Rational synthesis and properties of new long-chain linear oligomeric germanium compounds
(2014-05)
Germanium compounds with single germanium-germanium bonds contain interesting optical and electronic properties such as absorption within the UV/visible range and conductivity, which can also be seen in other heavier Group ...
Galerkin CFD solvers for use in a multi-disciplinary suite for modeling advanced flight vehicles
(2013-05)
This work extends existing Galerkin CFD solvers for use in a multi-disciplinary suite. The suite is proposed as a means of modeling advanced flight vehicles, which exhibit strong coupling between aerodynamics, structural ...
Speech act of greeting performed by Russian EFL learners
(2016-05)
The present study centers on interlanguage and cross-cultural pragmatics. It investigates semantic formulas in the speech act of greeting performed by Russian EFL learners. In particular, it compares the non-native speakers' ...
Novel strategy for halophilicity in the photoautotrophic proteobacterium Halorhodospira halophila
(2011-07)
Scope and Method of Study: Approximately 97% of all water on earth is present in saline oceans, saline lakes, inland seas, and saline groundwater. Additionally salt deposits occupy one quarter of the land on earth. Thus, ...