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Three essays in applied economics on labor supply decisions
(2016-05)
The present study contains three applied economic essays which empirically investigate regional and educational factors influencing labor supply decisions. The first essay uses minimum distance from work PUMA centroid to ...
Entrepreneurial learning and mentoring: A multicase study of the experiences of African entrepreneurs in Oklahoma and impacts on their business ventures in Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda
(2017-05)
The study's purpose was to describe the views of 22 individuals from Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda (14 men; 8 women) regarding their entrepreneurial experiences after participation in a U.S. Department of State-funded ...
Biomedical signal processing and inference in wearable sensing applications
(2016-12)
With the increase in health care costs, there is a great need to develop a low-cost and efficient health care system with better accessibility. Recent advances in the fields of embedded sensing, mobile computing, and ...
Structural dynamics of photoactive yellow protein
(2013-07)
Photoactive yellow protein (PYP) is a blue light photoreceptor protein. PYP is a structural prototype of the PAS domain superfamily of regulating and signaling proteins. Upon absorption of a blue light photon, PYP exhibits ...
Integrating factors of grit in school culture: Case studies of two freshman academies
(2017-05)
The purpose of this qualitative case study is to explore the cultural manifestation of grit in two freshman academy environments and describe factors of grit that support student success. This study used purposeful sampling ...
Coaxial and triaxial structured fibers by electrospinning for tissue engineering and sustained drug release
(2016-05)
Coaxial and triaxial electrospinning are novel methods for fabrication of multilayered nano and micro-size fibers with desirable features such as co-solution blending, reinforced core, porous and hollow structure. However, ...
Statistics of the number of real zeros of random orthogonal polynomials
(2016-05)
We study the expected number of real zeros for random linear combinations of orthogonal polynomials Pn(x)=sum_{j=0}^n cjpj(x), where {pj(x)}{j=0}^\infinity is a set of orthonormal polynomials with respect to some measure, ...
Frequency stability in thin-film piezoelectric-on-substrate oscillators
(2013-12)
For many years, crystal oscillators have been used as the de facto frequency reference in almost all electronic platforms because they offer excellent stability and superior phase noise. This is mainly due to the high ...
Development and implementation of a methodology to promote best practice sharing in food processing industry
(2016-05)
Safety and quality of foods have been a growing global concern not only because of the continuing importance of public health but also the significant financial impact on the industry due to food safety and quality issues. ...
Enhancement motivation derived from envy: The positive influence of watching others receive preferential treatment
(2017-05)
As a strategy to build loyal relationships with highly profitable customers, the practice of customer prioritization has been widely adopted by a variety of firms in service industries. Although prior research has shown ...