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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, ...
The Role of Gender Expectations and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors on Teaching Evaluations
(2010)
Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) are a much-discussed and debated construct in the literature. When examining behaviors not explicitly detailed in job descriptions, ambiguity and subjective expectations about ...
Photoassociation and Rovibrational Cooling of Sodium Cesium Using Chirped Laser Pulses and Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage
(2015-04)
This dissertation presents the study of how two laser pulses can bind sodium and cesium atoms at ultracold temperature ($T=200\mu K$) into an ultracold, polar, diatomic molecule with a definite quantum state.
A single-channel ...
Freshwater zooplankton: ecology, cryptic species, and global change
(2016-08)
Modern threats to freshwater biota include anthropogenic eutrophication and invasive species, both of which may impact biodiversity. My four chapters focus on different aspects of these global changes. In Chapters 1 and ...
'Tricks upon Travellers': Robert Owen, New Lanark, and the Choreography of Character, 1800-1826
(2010)
When he assumed management of the cotton manufactory at New Lanark, Scotland in 1800, Robert Owen (1771-1858) faced a population made up of employees of "ill-formed" character. Over the course of the next twenty-six years, ...
The Post 9/11 Veteran and Adjustment to Higher Education
(2014-05-09)
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This study was designed to explore the extent to which perceived alienation, level of post-traumatic stress and co-morbid traumatic brain injury, and level of grit influence veteran students’ (n = 60) reported ...
FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT TO OBTAIN THIN FILM COATINGS ON SOLID SURFACES USING ADMICELLAR POLYMERIZATION
(2015-05-08)
Hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties are imparted on solid surfaces to enhance the properties of surfaces. From over a decade several methods have been employed to impart thin film coatings onto surfaces. Apart from ...
Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an In-House Controller for Software Defined Networking with Applications
(2017-12-15)
Over the past several decades, there has been a dramatic improvement in net- working technologies. Network devices and protocols are becoming more powerful and complex. The vertical structure of the network protocol layers ...
Nervous London: Urban Sensibility in the Romantic Period
(2015-08-14)
Nervous London: Urban Sensibility in the Romantic Period traces a continued cultural and scientific interest in sensibility and how it shifted and developed in the Romantic period. This project explores representations of ...
LEADERSHIP CONCERNS: DISCURSIVE FRAMING WITHIN THE DISENGAGEMENT/GROWTH PHASE OF A SMALL BUSINESS
(2013)
Small businesses are an integral part of the U.S. workforce. Leaders of small businesses are often presented with opportunities to communicate the changes and transitions that occur as a small business grows. This research ...