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Bridging the Gap between Sparse Matrix Computation and Graph Models
(2024-05-10)
Sparsity manifests itself in a multitude of modern High-Performance Computing applications including graph neural networks, network analytics, and scientific computing. In sparse matrices, the majority of values are zeros. ...
Making the Business of Death, Business-As-Usual: The Commerce-Care Dialectic in Funeral Planning
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation, grounded in relational dialectics theory 2.0 (RDT; Baxter, 2011), aims to illustrate what meanings emerge from the commerce-care dialectic when engaging in funeral planning. The contrapuntal analysis of ...
Drivers of Stream Drying and Network Connectivity Across Spatial Scales
(2024-05-10)
Nonperennial streams are widespread and abundant around the globe. Although these streams are societally and ecologically important, they are understudied relative to those that flow continuously. Because of this, we lack ...
How Early Childhood Hope Lessons Impact Students and Teachers
(2024-05-10)
While focusing on instruction and academics, today’s classroom teachers must also meet the individual needs of students who come to the learning environment socially and emotionally unprepared. Positive psychology Hope ...
Synthetic chondroinductive biomaterial for hyaline cartilage regeneration
(2024-05-10)
Avascularity, low cell count, and low proliferative potential constitute the triad that defines the limited self-regenerative potential of articular cartilage. Consequently, the repair of articular cartilage defects presents ...
Survey of wind ensemble repertoire with double bass
(2024-05-10)
The study of the use of the double bass in wind ensemble literature is limited. The double bass itself is a unique color instrument in wind bands, sometimes doubling with either the low brass section or low woodwind ...
An analysis of the intra-district variances in PTA revenue among elementary schools
(2024-05-10)
The purpose of this quantitative resource equity study was to use an equity audit to examine the relationship between intra-district school per-pupil instructional expenditure coupled with per-pupil Parent-Teacher Association ...
THE IMPACT OF THE PLAY TO LEARN ACT IN 1st, 2nd, AND 3rd GRADE CLASSROOMS: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY
(2024-05-10)
In the field of early childhood education, child-centered pedagogies have significantly decreased in favor of greater use of adult-directed learning as the high-stakes testing era has proliferated (Miller & Almon, 2009). ...
How do teachers with different certification statuses describe their ability to deliver Culturally Responsive Instruction? A qualitative inquiry
(2024-05-10)
Culturally Responsive Teaching is an approach that attempts to integrate students’ cultural backgrounds and experiences into learning processes. Some education reformers argue that student needs are best met when teachers ...
COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING IN COLLECTIVE IMPACT GROUPS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
(2024-05)
This phenomenological study focused on better understanding the experience of participating in community-driven decision-making within collective impact groups. Through interviewing both collective impact facilitators ...