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Electromyographic, mechanomyographic, and peak torque responses during repeated concentric isokinetic muscle actions with eyes-open versus eyes-closed
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to compare the peak torque and electromyographic (EMG) and mechanomyographic (MMG) amplitude and mean frequency (MNF) responses during fatiguing isokinetic muscle actions for eyes-open versus ...
Acculturation and spousal support for foreign wives: A qualitative analysis of the Internet blogs of Taiwanese women
(2012)
This study, a phenomenological inquiry of spousal support for foreign wives living in their husbands' country, examined the blogs of Taiwanese women in Japan. Eleven blogs written by 10 Taiwanese wives were purposefully ...
A STUDY ON PARENTS' AND EDUCATORS' PERCEPTION ON INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN WITH HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM IN GENERAL EDUCATION SETTINGS
(2012)
The practice of inclusion, even the term itself, has been the subject of controversy over the last several decades. "Inclusion" has many interpretations, depending upon the student, educator, and setting. In my dissertation, ...
Relationship Satisfaction and Shared Physical Activity
(2012)
The researcher investigated how sharing activity of a physical nature is associated with relationship satisfaction. The association between sharing physical activity with one‟s partner and relationship satisfaction ...
A Rational Problem of Evil: The Coherence of Christian Doctrine with a Broad Free Will Defense
(2012)
The problem that evil presents for Christian theism is often thought to be the most diffi- cult problem to solve. Since Alvin Plantinga's celebrated free will defense, however, some have argued that the logical problem was ...
Essays on State Ownership
(2012)
The aim of my dissertation is to provide insights into the rationale and impact of government investments. The first chapter introduces the topic, from a corporate finance perspective. The second chapter (Why Do Governments ...
TREES AS ECOLOGICAL TEMPLATES FOR TROPICAL LITTER ARTHROPOD COMMUNITIES
(2012)
My dissertation spans five chapters on diverse topics on the ecology and taxonomy of ants in tropical regions. In Chapter 1, I explored if tree species identity explained litter arthropod biodiversity. In Chapter 2, I ...
Casimir energies of cavities: The geometry question
(2012)
The question of how the Casimir effect relates to a system's geometry is of fundamental interest. In this thesis, we present new results for interior Casimir self-energies of various integrable geometries and show interesting ...
The effects of 12 weeks of walking with and without blood flow reduction on bone turnover markers in college-aged women
(2012)
Walking while reducing blood flow to and from the working muscles has been shown to result in strength gains and increased muscle cross-sectional area (MCSA) in young men and older adults. However, little is known about ...