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Wingman Project: An exploratory study of school-based communication with grandparents
(2014-07)
Involvement of parents and family, school personnel, and community members is important because studies from early childhood, elementary, middle, and high schools have shown that students are more successful when their ...
Young adults with childhood-onset asthma: The spotlight effect, psychological adjustment, fear of negative evaluation, and self focused attention
(2014-07)
The current study investigated the spotlight effect, self-focused attention, fear of negative evaluation and psychological distress among college students with and without a childhood diagnosis of asthma. It included an ...
Assessing problem solving skills among pre-service and in-service teachers with regards to academic skill deficits
(2014-07)
Given the importance of student academic success, it is imperative that teacher preparation programs ensure teachers-in-training, also called pre-service teachers, are being taught how to successfully identify and analyze ...
On the conjunction of network security requirements and clustering: A new framework for reliable and energy-efficient communication
(2014-07)
Several perspectives of network security and energy efficiency were investigated and a scheme is proposed for each. A new approach is introduced to enhance communication security among nodes based on the threshold secret ...
Poverty as a curriculum topic in Christian schools
(2014-05)
The purpose of Christian education is to incorporate Biblical values in the curriculum, and one essential message in the Bible is to reach out and liberate the poor. Through interviews, writing protocols, a focus group ...
Clustering flyash particles using image processing techniques
(2014-07)
Fly ash is one of the residues generated in combustion, and comprises the fine particles that rise with the flue gases. In the US about 43% is recycled and is often used to supplement Portland cement in concrete production. ...
Characterization of triacylglyceride lipase and mono- and diacylglycerol acyltransferases in Manduca sexta
(2014-07)
Triglyceride (TG) is the main form of lipid storage in the cell. The processes of hydrolysis and synthesis of TG play critical roles the lipid metabolism. Triglyceridelipase(TGL) is a major fat body lipase hydrolyzing TG ...
Ready to tear? A study on fashion and consumer disposal behavior
(2014-08)
In the apparel and textiles industries, disposal is of great interest because the amount of textile waste produced annually is on the rise. This study was concerned with gaining comprehensive insight into apparel disposal ...
Personal narratives: Women with anorexia share their educational experiences
(2014-12)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to provide individual women who have been affected with anorexia with a voice to express how they narrate and understand their school experiences in order to explore the role that ...