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Integrated Geophysical Studies of The Northeastern Caribbean Plate, Eastern Tibetan Plateau in China and Panhandle Field (Texas)
(2014-06)
There are three different areas and research projects that are the targets of this proposed dissertation. These projects have the common theme of integration of a variety of data but are at different scales. The first one ...
The Relationship Among Self-Esteem, Mentoring, and Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Study of U.S.-Born and Foreign-Born Faculty
(2014-05-09)
Job satisfaction has been frequently studied in different types of work settings including higher education; however, there are limited studies that focus on foreign-born faculty members in the U.S. Also, studies that focus ...
COMPLEX P-LAPLACIAN ON KAHLER MANIFOLDS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
(2014-12)
From a geometric point of view, we use coordinates as the main tool to define the holomorphic gradient, the antiholomorphic gradient, and the complex gradient of a complex-valued function on Kahler manifolds. Then we define ...
Estimating and Mitigating Errors in Dual-Polarization Radar Attenuation Correction
(2014-12-12)
Correction for rain attenuation is an important data quality issue when using data collected by radars operating at attenuating wavelengths, specifically C and X bands. Such issues are especially important for quantitative ...
The Evolution Of Reproductive Isolation In A Temporally Complex Passerine Hybrid Zone
(2014)
Understanding the relative importance of reproductive isolating barriers between populations allows us learn what processes are most prevalent in causing speciation. Hybrid zones, where distinguishable populations interbreed, ...
Calculus Instructors' Resources, Orientations, and Goals in Teaching Low-Achieving Students
(2014-05-09)
Teaching and learning calculus has been the subject of mathematics education research for many years. Although the literature is mainly concerned with students’ difficulties with calculus, research on mathematicians’ day ...
Laboratory Characterization of Recycled and Warm Mix Asphalt for Enhanced Pavement Applications
(2014)
Hot-mix asphalt (HMA) is the most widely used paving material in the U.S. Over the past two decades, many transportation agencies, asphalt producers, and pavement construction companies have taken major initiatives to ...
Employee Beliefs Regarding an Energy Management Company's Transformational Program in Developing Energy Efficient Practices in Public Schools
(2014-05-10)
Public schools throughout the United States of America are experiencing financial hardship (Oliff, Mai, & Leachman, 2012), and due to the turbulence and fluctuation of state budgets, sound funding and competent budgeting ...
Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenolic Compounds of Importance in Bio-oil Upgrading
(2014-05)
Economic and environmental concerns including the increasing energy consumption and demand, ensuring energy security, reducing green-house gas emission and producing cleaner energy have caused tremendous interest in research ...
Picking Our Pundits: Identifying Factors of Source Credibility in Politics
(2014-12)
This paper assesses the role parasocial interaction has on perceptions of credibility, especially in terms of political commentators. Parasocial interaction and the concept of entertainment education create a framework to ...