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Encounters with Alcabitius: Reading Arabic Astrology in Premodern Europe
(2017-08-01)
This project examines the transmission and reception in medieval and early modern Europe of the Introduction to Astrology, written by the tenth-century Arabic author al-Qabīṣī and known to his Latin readers as Alcabitius. ...
Modernization and ethnicity in China: a study of everyday ethnicity and urban renewal in Hui neighborhoods
(2017-07-12)
Though much of the international attention given to China’s ethnic politics focuses on minority groups’ resistance to the Chinese state, relations between the state and ethnic Hui Muslims are not marked by resistence, ...
WHAT EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE TEACHERS DO: A CASE STUDY OF 5 HIGH-ACHIEVING UNIVERSITY SPANISH INSTRUCTORS
(2017-05)
The quality of instruction in foreign language classes can be widely variable. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to uncover the approaches to instruction enacted by five high-achieving university Spanish ...
The Development, Validation, and Generalizability of the Technological Adaptive Expertise Scale
(2017-05)
Technology is rapidly changing and with it the need for the ability to adapt to change increases. Whether consciously or unconsciously, users of technology may have developed varying degrees of technological adaptability. ...
The Context-Aware Learning Model
(2017-12)
The ultimate goal of this research is to build a novel, generalized, arbitrary-depth, neural controller that performs reward- and experience-based neuromodulatory learning, which is online, bootstrapping, interactive, ...
Co-Spatial UV-Optical HST/STIS Spectra of Seven Galactic Planetary Nebulae: Nebular and Stellar Properties
(2017)
This project had two main goals: (1) to investigate to what extent planetary nebulae (PNe) are chemically homogeneous; and (2) to provide physical constraints on the central star properties of each PN. The first goal was ...
Diffusion of innovation: Leveraging leadership networks in a regional context
(2017-12-15)
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The purpose of this study is to examine how social innovation has developed and diffused within a regional context during the first five years of a new initiative. This is a timeframe where elite relationships ...
Supersymmetry and the Prisoner of Naturalness
(2017-07-27)
In this work, I will address three concerns of supersymmetry. The first is the notion of naturalness and how much fine-tuning exists in a model. Historical measures, ∆ HS and ∆ BG , have led to an over estimate of the ...
CRAFTING AN EFFECTIVE STORY: A NARRATIVE THEORY APPROACH TO ENTREPRENEURIAL FUNDRAISING IN CROWDFUNDING
(2017-05-12)
The stories told by organizations have long played a critical role in furthering our understanding of organizational culture, the implementation of firm strategies, and the creation of new venture legitimacy. Recently, ...
The Role of the Black Church in Adolescent Sexuality Education
(2017-08)
Objective: To identify pastors’ and parents’ opinions of the Black Church’s role in promoting adolescent sexual health and preventing teen pregnancy. The Black Church institution is an important partner in preventing teen ...