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Empathy and prosocial behaviors in infancy
(2016-07)
Empathic and prosocial behaviors foster cooperation between individuals, making such behaviors essential to successful social functioning. Infants are generally thought to have the foundation for, but be developmentally ...
Speech act of greeting performed by Russian EFL learners
(2016-05)
The present study centers on interlanguage and cross-cultural pragmatics. It investigates semantic formulas in the speech act of greeting performed by Russian EFL learners. In particular, it compares the non-native speakers' ...
Types of abuse and intimate partner violence on depression: Does social support matter?
(2016-07)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health concern causing negative impacts across gender, socioeconomic strata, cultures, and ethnicities. The relation between IPV and negative mental health outcomes has been ...
Induced transparency and pulse delay plus induced absorption and pulse advancement using the orthogonally polarized whispering gallery modes of a single microresonator
(2016-07)
In this dissertation, the major research is to produce induced transparency and pulse delay or induced absorption and pulse advancement using orthogonally polarized whispering gallery TE and TM modes of a single microresonator ...
King Hussein and the presidents: Jordan and American relations since 1967
(2016-07)
The following examines the relationship between the United States and Jordan after 1967. It focuses on the leadership of the US starting with the Nixon administration and ending with King Hussein of Jordan's death during ...
State financial aid policy and college choice: The effects of public high school characteristics on participation rates in Oklahoma's Promise
(2016-05)
Contemporary models of college choice incorporate contextual factors beyond the individual that shapes college-going attitudes and opportunities for students. One important context at the policy level is the rise of state ...
FSH and IGF-I signal via AKT to regulate beta-catenin accumulation and estradiol production in granulosa cells
(2016-05)
Estradiol is the female sex hormone that profoundly influences the female reproductive system from puberty to fertility. Circulating estradiol in women is synthesized primarily by ovarian granulosa cells in response to the ...
Near-surface characterization using P- and S-wave tomography
(2016-12)
Near-surface seismic application, and those that mainly investigate the first 5 m of the subsurface, have to rely on analysis of transmission coda because reflections are typically lacking. Currently, full-waveform inversion, ...
Equilibrium problems in potential theory
(2016-12)
Comparing the effects of antecedent-based interventions on task engagement
(2016-07)
A small-n, multiple treatment reversal design was utilized across subjects to investigate the effects of teacher greetings upon latency to task engagement and levels of on-task behavior, replicating prior studies conducted ...