Search
Now showing items 191-200 of 206
Understanding mastery-oriented middle grades mathematics teachers in performance-oriented school environments
(2022-12)
In response to a shift to high-stakes assessments, teachers are changing their instruction and approaches away from research-based formal training on best practices teaching in response to the stress and pressure this shift ...
Cellulose-1-4-β- cellobiosidase activity in soils
(2022-05)
Soil management practices such as crop rotation, tillage, organic matter input, and cover crops can greatly affect physical, chemical, and biological properties that affect soil microbial communities and extracellular ...
Sustainability in agricultural practices: Carbon footprint of agricultural groundwater pumping, and microbial denitrification in agricultural soils
(2022-12)
This study aims to identify agricultural energy, water, and nutrient management practices that decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from irrigated agriculture. Irrigation water and agricultural improvements like fertilizer ...
Teacher perceptions of the goals and effectiveness of accelerated reader
(2022-05)
Educators are faced with increased accountability and decreased funding. This means that school districts must carefully determine how they can best invest their limited resources. Informed decisions that serve the best ...
Leveraging atomistic simulations and machine learning for the design of ionic liquids as electrolytes for battery application
(2022-05)
Ionic liquids are classes of salts that are often found in a liquid state composed entirely of ions. They have gained widespread interest in the research community because of several unique and desirable features, such as ...
Charge storage and transport in metal oxide resistive switching devices
(2022-12)
Metal oxide resistive switching devices are designed and prepared using atomic layer deposition (ALD) and spin coating methods. The electrical and optical characteristics are studied for their applications in memory, ...
Pathogen inhibition, surrogate validation and microbiome analysis during biltong processing
(2022-07)
Biltong is a South African dried beef product that is made from beef that is marinated in a mixture of spices, vinegar and salt and then dried at ambient temperature and humidity. USDA-FSIS dried beef processing guidelines ...
Family support: A predictor of outness and psychological well-being in LGBTQ+ adult children of immigrants
(2022-08)
Researchers have documented mental health disparities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) populations. Although the LGBTQ+ identity is often a predictor of negative mental health outcomes by itself, ...
Authentication of edible oils using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and pattern recognition methods
(2022-07)
A potential method to determine whether two edible oils can be differentiated by infrared spectroscopy is proposed. IR spectra of the pure edible oils and mixtures of these edible oils in known amounts are compared using ...
Perceptions of high-stakes testing environment on learning experiences of gifted and talented students
(2022-05)
This study looked at teacher and administrator perceptions of the high-stakes policy environment on the influence of teaching gifted and talented students through the lens of systems theory. The national accountability ...