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Votteler To Holtkamp (1855-1934): The Stylistic Evolution Of An American Organ Building Company, Explained
(2015)
The purpose of this study is to examine the early years of the Holtkamp Organ Company and show how the design philosophy of Walter Holtkamp, Sr., had its roots in these early instruments. The study will track the evolution ...
Undergraduate International Students in Virtual Learning Communities: Exploring the Development of the "I-Me" Identity
(2015-08)
This qualitative study explored the experiences of twelve international students from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds in virtual learning communities in university and college courses. Specifically, this study ...
BUT GENDER IS A WHITE THING: GENDER AND AMERICAN INDIAN SWEAT LODGE CEREMONIES
(2015-08-14)
Little exists in the field of psychology regarding American Indian sweat purification ceremonies, and even less exists in psychological literature on the impact of gender on such ceremonies or gender from this cultural ...
A Coupled Chemo-Thermo-Poroelastic System: Well-Posedness and Approximation for Control Applications
(2015)
This dissertation addresses well-posedness and approximation problems for coupled parabolic-elliptic systems with applications to geomechanics. The work is motivated by problems of borehole stability in porous formations ...
The Influence of Engineering Competition Team Participation on College Students' Leadership Development
(2015-05)
Engineering competition teams are promoted as incubators for the development of leadership among college students, yet we know little about how leadership actually develops within the teams. This descriptive, instrumental ...
Dishonesty and the Self: Ironic Effects of Ego Depletion
(2015)
The current studies test the ethical behavior of compartmentalized and integrative individuals in either a neutral context or one which tempts participants via ego depletion. Previous research links a compartmentalized ...
TOWARDS IMPROVED QPE BY CAPITALIZING GROUND- AND SPACE- BASED PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS
(2015-05-08)
There are primarily two types of weather radar systems offering precipitation measurements covering relatively large areas: (1) Ground-based Radar (GR) networks such as the NEXRAD and (2) Spaceborne radars onboard ...
Topological Transport in Sb Quantum Wells
(2015-05)
The following dissertation will cover the initial studies of Sb quantum wells as topological insulators. The theoretical background and previous studies of topological insulators are covered first, to set the foundation ...
Investigating the Predictors of Spatial Skills Essential for Construction Science Student Success in the Digital Age
(2015-12-18)
This study investigated spatial ability, domain knowledge, and domain real-world experience as predictors of spatial skills. One hundred seventy-seven construction science students participated in the study. The study ...
Three Essays in Political Economy of Development
(2015-05)
Chapter 1 exploits the emergence of two de facto states in Côte d’Ivoire during the 2002-2010 political crisis to examine the effects of export tax reduction on the living standards of cocoa farming households. Combining ...