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Exploring Drug-Use Progression Through Stability Enhanced Clustering
(2022-05)Background and aims: Drug use initiation sequences have been the subject of much research, and theories such as the Gateway Hypothesis have been created to explain patterns of progression from common to dangerous drugs. ... -
Exploring ecological and biogeographic questions using biological databases derived from natural history collections and surveys
(2009)Biogeographic research has benefited from the digitizing of large databases derived from natural history collections and biological surveys. These resources made available via the Internet can be accessed by biogeographers ... -
Exploring Educational Interests and Preferences of Older Adults
(2018-12-14)This qualitative study examines the lived experience of 12 older adults aged 55 – 86, participants in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and living independently in the Midwest of the United States. The primary data ... -
Exploring Entrepreneurial Mindset and Characteristics: Their Influence on Readiness, Success, and Educational Implications
(2024-04-02)Entrepreneurship has historically taken the inadequate and misleading misnomer of starting a business. The concept is far more significant and encompasses much more than the act and its process. Typically, the critical ... -
EXPLORING FACTORS THAT IMPACT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM
(2016-08-12)The purpose of this study was to (a) explore factors that may impact the quality of life for adults with ASD, and (b) based on those results, offer recommendations for interventions designed to improve the quality of ... -
Exploring ParE Toxin Dynamics: from Impact to Quantification in Bacterial Cells
(2024-05-11)The increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogenic bacteria has brought significant challenges to global public health. However, it has been decades since the discovery of the last antibiotic, making ... -
Exploring Support for Capital Punishment: Analysis of Authoritarianism, Race, and the Phrasing of Questions
(2012)The death penalty is one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in United States history. There are a variety of ways in which to study capital punishment, but one aspect that has seen much growth over the last ... -
EXPLORING TEACHERS’ AUTONOMY, SELF EFFICACY, MOTIVATION, AND PERCEPTIONS OF STATE MANDATED TESTING IN THE CONTEXT OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
(2015-05-08)This study examined teachers’ autonomy, teachers’ motivation, teachers’ self-efficacy, and teachers’ perceptions of state mandated testing, in the context of NCLB. The research design included an online survey that combined ... -
EXPLORING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE AGILE BEAM PHASED ARRAY WEATHER RADAR
(2009)Weather radar researchers have long been eager to exploit the capabilities of phased array antennas, but high cost and technical complexity have postponed their widespread use in radar meteorology. With the aging of the ... -
Exploring the careers of professional academic advisors at Oklahoma community colleges: a multiple-case study
(2022)This qualitative, multiple-case study explored the career choice and development of academic advisors at Oklahoma community colleges Data for this study were derived from participant interviews and information about the ... -
Exploring the cellular effects of small molecule inhibitors of Oxysterol-binding Protein
(2018-12-14)Oxysterol-binding protein (OSBP) is the founding member of a conserved protein family found among eukaryotes that functions as a lipid transporter between the ER and Golgi. OSBP is ubiquitously expressed in all tissues and ... -
EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF THE "PUBLIC GOOD" WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN STAFF WORKERS SERVING ON COORDINATING GOVERNING BOARDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(2008)The purpose of this study was to explore the notion of "public good" among African Americans, who have been employed as professional staff on coordinating governing boards in higher education, in the State of Oklahoma. In ... -
EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGANIZATIONALLY-SPONSORED ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY: THE INTERSECTION OF THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE
(2012)The use of part-time and adjunct faculty continues to grow within the United States, as they offer current experiences for students while offering flexible and low-cost options to post-secondary educational organizations. ... -
Exploring the differences between traditional and alternative schools for educationally disengaged students.
(2004)The intent of both programs is to intervene with students whose academic and social behaviors are indicators of at-risk characteristics for not graduating from high school. The E.D.G.E. and F.A.M.E. Academies are both ... -
Exploring the Dynamic Relationship of Expectancy Value Theory and Tranformative Experience for First-Generation College Student Academic Achievement
(2018-05)First-generation (FG) college students have been a popular subpopulation to study within educational literature as these students experience many unique challenges in their academic careers compared to their peers. Much ... -
Exploring the generation and preservation of dust during the Quaternary and Neoproterozoic
(2023-05)Global sediment movement and production are important to understand when reconstructing Earth’s past geography and climate. Loess—terrestrial sedimentary deposits composed of predominantly eolian-transported silt—record ... -
Exploring the Health of Consensually Non-Monogamous Individuals: A Mixed Methods Approach
(2016-11)This study uses mixed (quantitative, qualitative, and ethnographic) methods and a multiple-theoretical framework, especially sexual configurations theory, to examine the health of cross-sectional samples of persons who ... -
Exploring the impact of industry structure on the emergence of e-marketplaces.
(2005)The emergence of e-marketplaces is a tremendous phenomenon across nearly all industry in the beginning of 21st century. As a population of strategic IT initiative, e-marketplaces interact with their surrounding industry ... -
Exploring the moderating effect of socio-moral climate on the relationship between resistance to change and change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior
(2021-05)To be able to compete and achieve goals, organizations must change at a rapid pace; ergo, they must create environments in which employees do not just accept change, but drive change that propels the organization forward. ... -
Exploring the potential of dynamic mode decomposition in wireless communication and neuroscience applications
(2023-12-15)The exponential growth of available experimental, simulation, and historical data from modern systems, including those typically considered divergent (e.g., Neuroscience procedures and wireless networks), has created a ...