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SYNTHESIS, ISOLATION, AND REACTIVITY OF KINETICALLY STABILIZED AROMATIC NITROSAMIDES AND NEW LOW DIMENSIONAL ORGANIC INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIALS
(2019-08-01)
The conversion of aromatic amines to esters and phenols is a useful transformation typically carried out using diazonium salt intermediates, but the yields can vary wildly. It has been demonstrated that the reaction of ...
Observations of Evolving Lightning, Microphysics, and Kinematics for a Supercell, a Multicell, and a Mesoscale Convective System
(2019)
The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) field experiment collected data on a variety of storms to investigate the relationships between lightning and other storm processes. This study focuses on the relationships ...
The influence of nitrate on the short-term corrosion of steel catalyzed by marine microorganisms
(2019-12)
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) is of global concern and a threat due to its economic, environmental as well as public health implications. Identifying the factors that govern or influence MIC is beneficial ...
Personal Experiences with Violence, Fear of Crime, and Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents in Chicago
(2019-08-01)
Over the last several decades, an increasing amount of research has focused on fear of crime. Studies have found that fear of crime is often influenced by actual and perceived risks of victimization. Significant consequences ...
FRAMING UP WORKPLACE COMPASSION: THE ROLE OF LEADERS’ PROSOCIAL FRAMING IN COWORKERS’ INTENTION TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SUPPORT
(2019-05)
This dissertation explores the influence of leaders’ prosocial framing on coworkers’ intent to provide social support to fellow coworkers. This study contributes to the growing literature on positive organizational ...
An examination of the cross-over effects of fatigue with and without mirror visual feedback
(2019-05-10)
Skeletal muscle fatigue is a multifactorial process that leads to decrements in the force generating capacity of the neuromuscular system. During a maximal unilateral and bilateral contraction, complex interactions occur ...
Digital-At-Every-Element Radar Resource Allocation for Multi-Target Tracking
(2019-05)
A sensor's performance is constrained by the amount of resources at its disposal and the utilization of those resources. A radar system, for example, has a limited amount of transmit power-aperture per unit time to track ...
The Story of St. Monica's School of Basic Learning for Women
(2019-05-10)
This study focused on creating a narrative concerning the development of St. Monica’s School of Basic Learning for Women in Gulu, Uganda. St. Monica’s School of Basic Learning for Women, started by Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, ...
THIS IS MY STORY. THIS IS MY SONG: CHOCTAW STUDENT STORIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND HOME
(2019-05-10)
Stories tell us who we were, who we are, and who we will be. We live by stories. We also live in them. Looking through the lens of Indigenous paradigms and arts-based educational inquiry, this project seeks to collaboratively ...
The effects of apologies and causal attribution on public responses
(2019-05-10)
Apologies have been used in crisis communications to address organizational transgressions. Yet, there is no consensus about the components of an apology (e.g., Hearit, 2006; Smith, 2008). Also, the causes of an organization’s ...