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Sidewall Profiles And Etching Mechanisms In An Inductively Coupled Plasma For Silicon, Silicon Dioxide And Lithium Niobate, Lirong Sun

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Sparse Frequency Linearly Frequency Modulated Laser Radar Signal Generation, Detection, And Processing, Robert Vito Chimenti

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Novel Optical Components For Non-Mechanical Beam Steering, Katherine Lisa Drain

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Effects Of Multiple Photon Scattering In Deciduous Tree Canopies, Michael A. Greiner

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Perturbation Analysis And Experimental Demonstration Of Holographic Aperture Ladar Systems, Jason Wade Stafford

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Cinematherapy As A Clinical Intervention: Theoretical Rationale And Empirical Credibility, Michael Powell

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Two problems must be addressed before cinematherapy can advance as a credible therapeutic intervention: (a) a solid theoretical rationale must exist supporting its use in mental health counseling, and (b) quantifiable data must exist promoting its treatment efficacy, and these data need to extend to various clinical populations representing a range of mental health conditions. This study intends to address both problems by critiquing the theoretical and experimental literature on cinematherapy and measuring the relative effectiveness of a structured, nondirective cinematherapy intervention at improving the hope and optimism of an adult diagnosed with Major Depression. One person (JV= 1) was …

How The Social Context Of Bill Clinton's Childhood Shaped His Personality: Using Oral History Interviews Of His Childhood Peers And Relatives, Karen Sebold

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Since individual personality plays an important role in presidential decision-making (Barber, 1972), then understanding the setting that impacted the personality is an important component in any understanding of a president's personality. This study seeks to understand the setting that shaped the personality of William Jefferson Clinton. This case study was selected for two reasons: (1) there is a plethora of descriptive psycho-biographies of Clinton (Maraniss, 1995, Renshon 1996b, Post, 2006) and (2) there are oral history interviews from individuals who were part of Clinton's familial and childhood peer networks. The interviews used for this study are part of the Clinton …

A Comparison Of The Aptitude And Attitude Of College Students Toward Social And Technical Computer Technology, Kathleen Smith

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The purpose of this study was to investigate college students' technical and social technology competencies based upon their attitudes toward computers and their perception of technical computer knowledge. The participants for this investigation were college undergraduates majoring in apparel merchandising and design and other related and non-related majors at the University of Arkansas. The research model selected for use in this study was the survey design method. There were a total of 1270 students responding to the survey with 1052 usable surveys remaining after cleaning the data for missing entries. This constituted an 83% response rate. The findings included significant …

The Impact Of Personality Type On Undergraduate College Student Success At Oklahoma State University, Pamela I. Ehlers

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The purpose of this descriptive/causal-comparative study was to determine if relationships existed between individual personality types as determined by the Do What You Are (DWYA) on-line personality inventory and gender, ethnicity, area of academic study, entering and exiting grade point averages (GPA), and time to degree completion of undergraduate students at the case study institution.

Data were collected over a six year period by the institution's career development center. The student respondents were undergraduates and were self-selected to take the inventory. The sample included 2, 533 undergraduate students surveyed between 2003 and 2007.

Statistical analysis utilized scores on the four …

From Elizabeth Bennet To Bridget Jones: The Changing Face Of The Romance Heroine, Megan Katherine Wilhelm

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In Vitro Toxicity Of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials, Christin Marie Grabinski

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Characterization Of Ferroelectric Material For Advanced Rf Circuit Design, Jiadong Wang

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Relationship Between Oral Reading Fluency And Performance On The Ohio Grade 7 Reading Achievement Test, Christina Rae Miller

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Pornography And Penance, Maria C. Morrow

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Reducing The "Risk" For "At-Risk" Youth By Long-Term Engagement In Mentoring, Mark Renaker Brown

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Teacher Response To Student Writing: Exploring The Needs Of Composition Students Beyond English 101, Catherine Elizabeth Burleigh

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Embracing The Other: Shakespeare And Racial Tolerance, Elizabeth Lasley Cameron

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Infection With Ut1 Bacteriophage Results In Robust Biofilm Formation By Pseudomonas Aeruginosa With Dna Release And The Emergence Of Small Colony Variants, Sulabha Chaganaboyana

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A Comparison Of Video And Live Modeling On The Social Reciprocity Performance Skills Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sarah Elizabeth Cooney

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A Study Of Perceived General, Intrinsic, And Extrinsic Job Satisfaction Among Public School Superintendents In Southwestern Ohio, Matthew Mark Bishop

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External Protective Factors That Promote Resilience Among Students Who Live In High Poverty And Have Experienced Violence, Kathy Borneman

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The Ideal Mentor Scale: Evidence For Validation, Kim E. Dietrich

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The Use Of Gender-Exclusive Language In Religious Sermons, Melanie Leigh Woods

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Perceptions Of Ohio Novice High School Principals Regarding Problems Of Practice, Sarah Beth Woodruff

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Testing The Role Of [Beta]2-Tubulin Protein Identity On Sperm Tail Axoneme Generation And Function, Ryan Todd Posgai

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Putting The Sullivan Commission Recommendations Into Practice: A Case Study Examining Barriers Encountered By Urban Students Entering The Health Professions, Susan Mclaughlin Price

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Predesign Educational Planning For Ohio School Facilities As Perceived By District Superintendents, Todd Allen Rappold

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Science And Practice In Conflict: Incommensurability Between Academicians And Practitioners In The American Psychological Association, Zachary Curtis Rash

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A Study Of Preservice Teachers As Tutors In A One-To-One Tutoring Program For Struggling Readers, Katherine Marie Lekan

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Modeling And Experimental Evaluation Of Ferroelectric Films For Applications In Electromagnetic Compatibility, Huadong Li

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