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The relentless pursuit of construct validity: Why employment interviews predict job performance?
(2011)
Employment interviews are one of the most frequently researched areas in the human resources management research (Buckley, Norris, & Wiese, 2000). Over the last eighty years, the employment interview research has gone ...
DESIGN AND FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION OF A 3D IN-VITRO LIVER CULTURE SYSTEM FOR APPLICATIONS IN TOXICITY SCREENING OF NEW CHEMICAL ENTITIES
(2011)
Advancements in biomaterials and manufacturing processes have enabled the development of 3D cell encapsulated hydrogels as systems to mimic in-vivo like function for drug-screening. Accurate prediction of human response ...
Essays in Corporate Governance
(2011)
This dissertation is a collection of three essays that investigate the role and importance of corporate governance in public and private firms. Chapter 1, investigates the role of governance characteristics in determining ...
Split ends (spen), A TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR, INHIBITS MYOSIN ACTIVITY TO REGULATE NEURONAL REMODELING DURING METAMORPHOSIS
(2011)
Animal neurons dynamically change their morphologies in response to steroid hormone signaling to adapt to changing environments. The molecular mechanisms underlying animal neuronal remodeling, however, remain largely ...
Comparison of Cliinician-Directed and Student-Self-Directed Physical Therapy Interventions for Youth with Severe and Multiple Developmental Disabilities
(2011)
I investigated two physical therapy intervention approaches, one clinician-directed (CD) and one participant self-directed (SD) for helping five young adults with severe and multiple developmental disabilities (SMDD) gain, ...
Using the AIR Self-Determination Scale to Predict the Performance of Middle School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
(2011)
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) have historically faced discouraging outcomes in the four postsecondary outcome areas of employment, education, independent living, and community adjustment. These ...
The Use of Age Appropriate Mental Skills Activities for Performance Enhancement in Six- to Twelve-Year-Old Pianists
(2011)
Music performance psychology research to date has largely focused upon advanced performers such as professional musicians and collegiate music majors. Relatively little performance psychology research has focused upon ...
EFFECT OF DIGITAL GAME BASED LEARNING ON NINTH GRADE STUDENTS' MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT
(2011)
This experimental study examined the effect of an educational massive multiplayer online game (MMOG) on achievement on a standards-based mathematics exam. It also examined the interaction of student characteristics (gender ...
Extinguishing the Green Fire: Opposition to Environmentalism, 1948-2010
(2011)
This dissertation identifies the origins and characteristics of late-twentieth century opposition to environmentalism in the United States. I argue that a diverse set of critics cultivated a loose network of ideas, tactics, ...
MICRO-STRUCTURE OF GAS SHALES AND ITS EFFECTS ON GAS STORAGE AND PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE
(2011)
This dissertation includes discussions on three fundamental topics that are relevant to gas shale reservoir characterization and engineering. First, pore structure of organic-rich gas shale samples are investigated at the ...