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Surfactant Aggregate Morphology on Surfaces: Insights from Molecular Simulations
(2010)
Surfactants are an important class of molecules used in number of applications at a range of length scales. Oil recovery, mineral recovery, detergency are applications that have been using surfactants for decades, whereas ...
Life-history evolution in livebearing fishes (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)
(2010)
Life histories lie at the heart of biology, because the tradeoffs each organism faces concerning the distribution of limited resources into either reproduction or maintenance and growth determine that organism's fitness. ...
'They Came One at a Time': Native-led Church Planting and Growing the Body of Christ from the Margins of Culture
(2010)
Nearly twenty years ago a team of native-led Christian missionaries planted an Indian Baptist church in the culturally conservative Absentee Shawnee community of Little Axe. The reputation of cultural conservatism in Little ...
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in Two Sociocultural Contexts
(2010)
This research study examined two teachers teaching English to speakers of other languages in two different sociocultural instructional contexts. Specifically, the purpose of the study was to determine the teachers' definitions ...
SPANISH DANCES AND THE PIANO MUSIC OF ALBÉNIZ, GRANADOS, FALLA, TURINA, AND MOMPOU
(2010)
The goal of this text is to provide pianists who are interested in the Spanish repertoire with a reference manual that offers a brief history of twenty Spanish dances that serve as a basis for the piano works of Albéniz, ...
Balancing investors' information needs with accounting conservatism: The role of voluntary disclosure of non-GAAP earnings
(2010)
In this paper, I investigate whether accounting conservatism, or asymmetric timeliness of earnings, contributes to the disclosure of non-GAAP earnings. Earnings that incorporate losses in a timely manner inevitably produce ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF PROCESS MATURITY ON LEADER BEHAVIOR
(2010)
Business processes are embedded within organizational culture, behavior and ultimately leadership actions, so why aren't researchers studying the effects of process improvement initiatives from aspects other than improved ...
Cross-Cultural Appraisal of the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale
(2010)
The purpose of this study is to revisit and cross-culturally examine the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (ATSPPHS). Despite its long history of use in research studies, there is scarce ...
Augmenting the Applicability and Efficiency of Ecological Engineering Solutions for Water Quality Improvement
(2010)
The design options available to the ecological engineer were expanded by exploring new sustainable water quality improvement techniques, specifically the applicability of passive treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD) in ...
UPGRADING OF BIOMASS-DERIVED MOLECULES FOR FUELS VIA HYDRODEOXYGENATION ON SUPPORTED METALS
(2010)
Biomass-derived molecules such as aldehydes and alcohols have been upgraded to more valuable products via hydrogenation and hydrodeoxygenation on supported metals. For unsaturated aldehydes, the competitive hydrogenation ...