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Moderation of the effects of learning disposition on school readiness by family and child care contexts
(2005-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to assemble a working model of learning disposition, to gather data relevant to this model, and to determine if measures of learning disposition taken in preschool ...
Modeling the effects of belt compliance, backlash, and slip on web tension and new methods for decentralized control of web processing lines
(2005-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Non-ideal behavior of web process lines and new methods for regulation of web tension and web velocity are investigated. The non-ideal behavior considered includes the compliance and backlash in ...
Identification of expression profiles of sorghum genes in response to greenbug phloem-feeding and characterization of the two sorghum defense-related genes, Xa1 and oxysterol-binding protein
(2005-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The greenbug phloem-feeding elicits unique interactions with plants. Using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) and subsequent microarray analyses, expression profiling of sorghum genes ...
Policy alternatives for balancing conservation and agricultural expansion in the tropics
(2005-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to analyze domestic environmental policy as a solution for balancing the need to promote conservation in Costa Rica with the opportunity of increasing the production ...
Divorced grandparents' perceptions of the nature of their relationship with grandchildren
(2005-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to determine if the relationship between ever divorced grandparents and their grandchildren was different than the relationship between never divorced grandparents ...
Effects of sweat therapy on group therapeutic factors and feeling states
(2005-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Sweat therapy is the combination of intense heat exposure with psychotherapy or counseling. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of sweat therapy as a group counseling ...
Teachers' (K-5) perceptions of student behaviors during standardized testing
(2005-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of standardized testing on student behavior as perceived by their teachers. The study consisted of an online survey of 63 teachers and four ...