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Simultaneous inference in generalized linear model settings
(2007-07)
Generalized Linear Models (GLM's) are utilized in a variety of statistical applications. Many times the estimated quantities from the models are of primary interest. These estimated quantities may include the mean response, ...
Development of the Spiritual and Religious Competency Assessment (SARCA): An instrument to measure competency in supervisees
(2007-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The primary purposes of this study were to develop a measure of spiritual and religious competency that could be utilized in the supervision relationship and to explore possible predictors of ...
Cholesterol efflux in adipose tissue
(2007-12)
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Global demand for U.S. meats
(2007-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This study is composed of three chapters. The first and second chapters assess the competitiveness of U.S. meats in the major U.S. export markets and in the U.S. domestic market, respectively, ...
Study of tissue temperature distribution during laser-immunotherapy for cancer treatment
(2007-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The ideal cancer treatment modality should not only cause primary tumor suppression but also induce an anti-tumor immunity, which is essential in controlling metastatic tumors. Motivation of this ...
Crime scene of the mind: Prohibition, enjoyment, and the criminal profiler in film and television
(2007-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This dissertation traces the evolution of the FBI agent in American popular culture from the 1930s to the present day. Until the 1950s, the FBI agent's symbolic status as an elite moral crusader ...
Multiscale modeling and simulation: Incorporation of mesoplasticity between atomistic and continuum
(2007-08)
Scope and Method of Study: In the framework of multiscale modeling, two modeling techniques at the meso/micro scale, namely, mesoplasticity and discrete dislocation are employed to study the mechanical behavior of single ...
Effects of ion irradiation on the surface mechanical behavior of hybrid sol-gel derived silicate thin films
(2007-05)
A study on the effects of ion irradiation on the surface mechanical behavior of hybrid sol-gel derived thin films has been performed. Hybrid organic/inorganic modified silicate thin films were synthesized by sol-gel ...
Measurements of viscoelastic properties by nanoindentation
(2007-05)
Scope and Method of Study: Nanoindentation technique was used to characterize the viscoelastic behavior of polymers. Methods were developed to measure linearly viscoelastic properties of polymers using nanoindentation. For ...
Essays on privacy perceptions and privacy behaviors of online shoppers
(2007-07)
Scope and Method of Study: Information privacy in e-commerce is tied to concrete situations of information exchange. Current studies on information privacy in e-commerce primarily focus on the impact of privacy concern as ...