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Storytelling by the sales force and its effect on personal selling and buyer-seller relationships
(2011-05)
Scope and Method of Study: Though often observed in the field, storytelling by the sales force in not widely studied in the marketing literature. Collection and analysis of data from interviews and field observation of ...
Relationship Between Motivational Orientation, Mindsets and Critical Thinking in College Students
(2018-12-01)
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between the expression of critical thinking and motivational orientation (i.e. autonomy, controlled and impersonal) and the relationship between expressed critical ...
Opioid induced differential regulation of toll-like receptor 4
(2015-07)
With the growing recognition that toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) interacts with opioids, this research aims to characterize these interactions in neuro-immune function. We have used the HEK-Blue-hTLR4 cell line to investigate ...
Effectiveness of a repeated readings intervention with English Language Learners
(2012-12)
Repeated readings has been shown to be effective with monolingual students to improve both reading fluency and comprehension (Chard, Vaughn, & Tyler, 2002; O'Shea, Sindelar, & O'Shea, 1985; Vadasy & Sanders, 2008; Wang & ...
Economic analysis of subsistence farmers in Bolivia: Three essays
(2010-12)
The first essay examines the role that remittances plays in income diversification strategies in the developing world. Using a large and nationally representative survey for Bolivia, we find that remittances alleviate ...
Hybrid machine learning approaches for scene understanding: From segmentation and recognition to image parsing
(2017-05)
We alleviate the problem of semantic scene understanding by studies on object segmentation/recognition and scene labeling methods respectively. We propose new techniques for joint recognition, segmentation and pose estimation ...
Testing nested associations between microdimensional and global indicators of relationship outcomes
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: There is limited information on how emotions and heart rate are associated on microdimensional levels both within and between romantic partners over time. We used multilevel modeling to assess ...
Hallowed path: An historical analysis of the mutable perspectives on interpretations of Mississippian Period iconography
(2017-05)
Interpreting Mississippian Period iconography has been an ongoing process for the last five hundred years. As early European explorers moved into the Southeastern United States, only the remnants of the once great Mississippian ...
Factors affecting student persistence at a selected community college in the Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America
(2011-12)
Scope and Method of Study: the purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect college freshman persistence. Persistence was examined for a selected community college in the Stann Creek District at two points in ...