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How emotions influence anthropomorphism
(2021-07)
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the relations between emotion, consumers anthropomorphism, and related consequences. Current literature examines this relationship by the perspective that anthropomorphic brand ...
Estrogen modulation of physiological body fluid control during repeated sodium deficiency
(2021-05)
Throughout much of life, women have lower blood pressures than men. However, after menopause, women's blood pressures surpass that of men, suggesting that estrogen plays a role in preventing hypertension. The low salt diet ...
Collegiate sign language interpreters: A case study
(2021-05)
Research about the sign language interpreting field has noted that burnout and attrition of interpreters is a serious issue of the profession. There is also a lack of research about interpreters who work in medical, legal, ...
Three essays on regional and development economics
(2021-05)
My dissertation comprises three chapters. The first chapter examines the impacts of the U.S. shale boom on local patents. The second chapter assesses how more competitive political competitions in Sub-Saharan African ...
Synthesis and characterization of chiral germanium compounds for asymmetric hydrogermylation of organic compounds
(2021-07)
Oligogermanes have long been studied and analyzed due to their innate ability to undergo o-delocalization along the Ge-Ge backbone. Due to this property, oligogermanes can exhibit unique optical and electrical properties, ...
XPS characterization of dilute nitride indium gallium arsinide materials nanoporous silica for active sampling of aldehydes
(2021-12)
Multi-junction solar cells have been of recent interest due to their ability to achieve efficiencies as high as 50%. When small amounts of nitrogen are incorporated into the lattice, material quality problems can arise ...
Ride like a girl: A narrative exploration of women in the rodeo
(2021-12)
The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry was to 're-present' women's rodeo stories, illustrating and unpacking the meaning they narrated from within the masculinized arena. Ten cowgirls, 6 White and 4 Native ...
Investigation into the development of a quantitatively based summation conception of the definite integral
(2021-07)
Research has shown the majority of students who have completed a university calculus course reason about the definite integral primarily in terms of prototypical imagery or in purely algorithmic and non-quantitative ways. ...
Impact of a study abroad course on helping pre-vet students affirm their career aspirations to become veterinarians: A mixed methods case study
(2021-07)
This mixed methods, embedded case study sought to explore, understand, and interpret the impact of a study abroad course on pre-vet students' aspirations to become veterinarians. The study also strove to describe their ...
Exploring culturally responsive pedagogy in a selected choral music setting: A naturalistic inquiry
(2021-05)
Some choral music educators have tapped into the power of their discipline and used its cultural ties to embrace diverse learners and communities (Lehmberg, 2009; Shaw, 2015). Others have struggled with releasing themselves ...