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Two essays in financial markets development and economic growth: An empirical investigation
(2012-07)
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Bacterial communities associated with natural and anthropogenic petroleum impacted anaerobic environments
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The aim of this dissertation was to determine the diversity, abundance, distribution, and morphology of candidate division SR1 from various habitats (including a natural gas impacted fresh water ...
Polyolefin blend miscibility: Quantitative investigations of dynamic heterogeneity
(2012-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Using advanced solid-state NMR to study the microscopic interactions of amorphous polymer blends and the influences of each component to the dynamic heterogeneity of those miscible blends.
Online community rituals
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this research is to investigate online community rituals and the role that ritual experiences play in building and sustaining online communities. Specifically I explore: (1) What ...
Development of microwave dielectric algorithms for sensing corn stalks
(2012-05)
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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 & ...
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 ...
Assessing self-determining attitudes and behaviors in court mandated treatment clients
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The study was to test a newly constructed self-determination scale designed for court mandated treatment clients. To achieve this item analysis and an exploratory factor analysis were conducted ...
Fate of salmonella introduced to cantaloupe through natural fruit cracks and flowers, alone or in the presence of the plant pathogen Erwinia tracheiphila
(2012-12)
Salmonella-tainted cantaloupe has been implicated in foodborne illnesses. We know little about Salmonella ecology on cantaloupe flowers and fruits, and chose to investigate whether it can enter edible tissues, and whether ...