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Examination of social supports during graduate school and how they moderate stressors, anxiety, depression, flourishing, and positive well-being
(2020-07)
Considering the significant number of graduate students (nearly 4.1 million in the U.S.) and the apparent lack of contemporary research on graduate students and mental health, this study strove to apply past research to ...
Creation of cracks of known sizes in reinforced concrete beams and performance evaluation of silane in concrete bridge decks
(2020-05)
Cracks are a major concern for the durability of concrete as they allow the harmful chemicals from outside to penetrate the concrete surface. Investigating the effect of various crack sizes is vital to further evaluate the ...
Private military companies in Africa: A study on the effects of conflict duration
(2020-05)
Since the 1990s, the use of private military companies (PMCs) has increased in both interstate and intrastate conflict. Despite this, relatively little research describes the relationship between PMCs and the duration of ...
Effect of moisture level in plate thermometer insulation on the measurement of incident radiant heat flux
(2020-05)
The purpose of the current study was to elucidate the fluctuations of calculated heat fluxes based on two independent conditions of the insulation layers of the plate thermometer (PT). An equation developed using ideal ...
Use of Social Learning Theory and a peer mentoring program to increase self-perception in intramural employees
(2020-05)
This study focuses on the effect that a peer mentoring program can have on the self-concept of intramural sports supervisors. The research was informed by Social Learning Theory and utilized the Self-Perception Profile for ...
Water and forage intake, diet digestibility, and blood parameters for beef cows and growing heifers consuming water with varying concentrations of total dissolved salts
(2020-12)
As water becomes a more limited resource, efficient water utilization is needed to continue animal production during water scarcity and declining water quality. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects ...
Comparison of rule-based learning in monolinguals and multilinguals
(2020-05)
The majority of multilingual research has studied monolinguals and bilinguals; however, with the increasing number of multilinguals, it is imperative to focus on multilingual language acquisition and retention. The current ...
Clouds of dirt and glass
(2020-05)
There is a large goldmining colony near the top of the Peruvian Andes named La Rinconada. Over fifty-thousand people have made a home here, and my composite novel, Clouds of Dirt and Glass, follows the lives of a select ...
Butanol production from switchgrass using novel strains of Clostridium beijerinckii
(2020-05)
Biobutanol is a promising fuel that can be blended with gasoline and improve its octane number. Biobutanol has been produced from corn starch and molasses via acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation. However, the increase ...
Determining the existence of bunk preference in an automated individual intake system and the effects of increased roughage late in the finishing period on feedlot steer performance, intake, and efficiency
(2020-07)
The objective of the first experiment was to determine the existence of bunk preference and if access to a preferred bunk affects performance, intake, and efficiency of feedlot steers. Angus steers (n = 123; initial BW = ...