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EVALUATION OF RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT BINDERS FOR PAVEMENT DESIGN APPLICATIONS
(2011)
More that 90% of the total paved roadways in the U.S. are asphalt concrete (AC) pavements. The annual expenditures for construction and maintenance of these pavements exceed $10 billion. To reduce these maintenance costs, ...
AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF CABARET
(2011)
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
Why won't they listen to us: Stakeholder pressure, managerial discretion and corporate social performance
(2011)
Public corporations are under immense pressure from their stakeholders to improve the corporate social (including environmental) performance (CSP). But do increased stakeholder demands result in subsequent improvements in ...
Confronting and Defending Unethical Behavior: Communication and Ethical Sensegiving
(2011)
The purpose of this two-study dissertation was to investigate the role of communication in confronting and defending unethical organizational behavior. Utilizing two language production experimental designs, results reveal ...
Sexual Selection, Resource Distribution, and Genetic Drift in Simulated Ecological Speciation
(2011)
True interdisciplinary research is difficult to classify as belonging to one field or another. Many of the interesting research areas lie on the boundaries of our current research communities. By working on common interests ...
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN THE TROPICS: WHY AFRICA RECIEVES LESS FDI AND HAS LOW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY?
(2011)
This study examines why Africa as a region continues to attract less Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and also has the lowest agricultural productivity among developing countries and tropical countries respectively. ...
BACTERIAL FLAGELLA TEMPLATED SYNTHESIS OF HYBRID NANOMATERIALS BY BIOMIMETIC MINERALIZATION IN MILD CONDITIONS
(2011)
Biological template directed nanomaterials have unique properties. Under genetic control, they can specifically interact with other macromolecules or inorganics. Moreover, the biologically based materials are easily assembled ...
A LINDENMAYER SYSTEM-BASED APPROACH FOR THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF NUTRIENT DELIVERY NETWORKS IN TISSUE CONSTRUCTS
(2011)
A Lindenmayer System-Based Approach for the Design and Fabrication of Nutrient Delivery Networks in Tissue Constructs for Maskless Photolithography
Leading for creativity: Competing leader influence tactics on creative engagement
(2011)
The success of creative endeavors is influenced by leadership. In this way, leaders play the critical role of creating the conditions that will engage the individual in the creative work. Researchers in leading for creativity ...
The Virtues of Bayesian Epistemology
(2011)
The aim of this dissertation is to address the intersection of two normative epistemologies, Bayesian confirmation theory (BCT) and virtue epistemology (VE). While both are successful in many respects, I argue that the ...