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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HUMAN INCUDOSTAPEDIAL JOINT AND TYMPANIC MEMBRANE IN NORMAL AND BLAST-DAMAGED EARS
(2018-05-11)
The human ear consists of outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. The mechanical properties of the incudostapedial joint (ISJ) and tympanic membrane (TM) are critical to the sound transmission function of the ear because the ...
Remember the Followers: A Look at How Follower Traits Influence the Outcomes of Humble Leadership Behaviors
(2018-05-11)
Leadership styles and leader behaviors are some of the most studied topics in the management literature. Recently, the study of humble leadership has been gaining interest and popularity. Humble leadership has been shown ...
La ville marocaine: une quête du vécu, de la mémoire, et des tiers lieux dans le roman du XXe et XXIe siècles
(2018-12-14)
Generally, work in the area of Moroccan literature treats Arabophone and Francophone texts as separate domains. My dissertation, entitled “La ville marocaine: une quête du vécu, de la mémoire, et des tiers lieux dans le ...
THE EFFECTS OF RANDOM AND CONTROLLED LATERAL CONFINEMENT ON SURFACTANT ADSORPTION
(2018-07-31)
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The effects of temperature and surface roughness on the mass and viscoelasticity of an adsorbed surfactant layer were monitored using the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D). Adsorption isotherms ...
Intertribal Interactions, Relationality, and Community Resilience in The Northeastern Oklahoma Indian Nations, 1800-1930
(2018-05-11)
My research explores nation building among the nine small American Indian nations located in northeastern Oklahoma after forced removal. The distinct sovereign small Native nations who relocated to the corner of the state ...
“ME NO MORE COME”: PERSISTENCE AND QUITTING AMONG ADULT SPANISH-SPEAKING ENGLISH LEARNERS
(2018-08)
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore what makes adult Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) stay or drop out of English class in a non-profit English literacy center in a city in a southwestern state ...
WHY USE STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION? A STUDY OF ONE TEACHER’S CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES
(2018-05-11)
Modern educational practices have fostered relationships that place instructors and teachers as the experts or central authorities regarding academic knowledge, academic disciplines, and teacher-student relationships, ...
THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION: A HERMENEUTIC PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH
(2018-05-11)
This paper examines the experiences and context in the directional relationship between education and the life course. Using the hermeneutic phenomenological methodology, the experiences of educated individuals who do not ...
Exploring Educational Interests and Preferences of Older Adults
(2018-12-14)
This qualitative study examines the lived experience of 12 older adults aged 55 – 86, participants in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and living independently in the Midwest of the United States. The primary data ...
A STUDY OF HYPOSELENOCYANITE AND THE KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF THE LACTOPEROXIDASE SYSTEM
(2018-12-14)
The lactoperoxidase system, defined as lactoperoxidase in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and thiocyanate, is a powerful method of host defense, particularly in mammalian secretory mucosae. The product of this system, ...