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Analysis of sleep stage transitions and network physiology of control and sleep apnea subjects
(2022-07)
Sleep is a naturally occurring neurological state of the human body that helps restore and regenerate physiological and mental systems. Sleep comprises of AWAKE, Non-rapid Eye Movement (NREM), and Rapid Eye Movement (REM) ...
Searches for new physics with top quarks in the final state and measurement of the differential cross-section of ttbar production in association with additional heavy flavor jets
(2022-05)
The Standard Model of particle physics is the most successful theory of elementary particles and their interactions. However, it does not describe some phenomena observed in the experiment, like the presence of dark matter ...
Effects of estradiol and atrazine on Acris blanchardi development
(2022-12)
Developmental toxicology studies commonly use amphibian models to detect effects of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). Many of these studies however utilize model species not native to North America. For example, the ...
Impact of heroes on the water kayak fishing program on post-traumatic growth in U.S. military veterans: A case report
(2022-07)
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of Heroes on the Water’s kayak fishing program on post-traumatic growth (PTG) in U.S. military veterans. PTG is a theory that suggests positive psychological changes can ...
Studying employee absenteeism due to health-related factors: A data-science approach
(2022-07)
United States employers are spending approximately $950 billion on healthcare benefits, and these costs are impeding their ability to compete in their respective markets. Furthermore, these costs do not include employee ...
Meaning making and identity formation among adults with intellectual disability: A relationship-based approach
(2022-07)
Research using a storying approach to examine meaning making and identity formation processes among adults with intellectual disability have shown to be a source of individual empowerment (Grove, 2012). The current study ...
Nice white teacher: How niceness and whiteness prevent anti-racist pedagogy in the classroom
(2022-07)
My study brought together a group of white educators in sustained critical narrative inquiry groups to tease out, investigate, and interrogate why we, white educators, especially white women, may hold on to an ideology of ...
Improving the drought risk assessment and preparedness for winter wheat farming in Oklahoma
(2022-07)
Droughts pose a persistent threat to agriculture in the Southern Great Plains (SGP). Oklahoma is a major contributor to dryland winter wheat farming in the SGP, acrop that is highly susceptible to drought episodes. Modern ...
Impact of aging and underemployment on income disparity and professional networks and technology adoption
(2022-12)
The first paper examines how aging and underemployment affect household income and household income disparity between agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. A three-step regression analysis was conducted to estimate ...
Stock ownership guidelines and analysts forecast guidance
(2022-12)
In this study, I examine the association between Stock Ownership Guidelines and the extent to which managers engage in analyst forecast guidance. Stock Ownership Guidelines are policies that companies adopt to obligate ...