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Beyond Adat : Transwomen Boldly And Innovatively Navigating Their Communities In Central Java, Indonesia, Laurence Anthonie Tumpag Jan 2016

Beyond Adat : Transwomen Boldly And Innovatively Navigating Their Communities In Central Java, Indonesia, Laurence Anthonie Tumpag

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of the following thesis was to investigate how transwomen (otherwise known locally as waria) of Indonesia, navigate their gender identities within their specific locales in central Java. Particularly, I focus how my respondents do this within Yogyakarta, which I define as a cultural hub where local custom and law known as adat predominates and two other field sites located in the periphery of Yogyakarta. Due to the importance of local culture in the general central Javanese region, I hypothesized adat serves to help create space and belonging for my transwomen respondents within each locale. While previous research has …

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"Anonymous" And Frame Construction In Social Media, Justin Yates Jan 2016

"Anonymous" And Frame Construction In Social Media, Justin Yates

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Social movement organizations operate and communicate using new mediums, such as the use of social media. Anonymous is a non-hierarchical online activist group with unidentified members that engages in exploiting technology toward politically motivated goals. This study examined how a group without formal structure or identifiable members frames its activities as "righteous." Specifically, this study examined the rhetoric of a non-hierarchical online activist group with unidentified members and how it frames its activities as just. This study explored the challenges in maintaining and creating righteous rhetoric for a group with online, non-hierarchical, and unidentified members. Using social movement framing theory …

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21st Century Assessment : An Examination Of The Relationship Among Computer-Adaptive Homework, Self-Regulation Strategies And Student Scores On Computer-Adaptive Assessment, Darla Bennett-Smailis Jan 2016

21st Century Assessment : An Examination Of The Relationship Among Computer-Adaptive Homework, Self-Regulation Strategies And Student Scores On Computer-Adaptive Assessment, Darla Bennett-Smailis

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This study investigated the relationship between fifth grade students' computer-adaptive assessment performance (TAP) scores when a computer-adaptive eLearning platform was assigned for homework along with a self-regulated learning (SRL) treatment intervention. The adaptive learning theoretical model and the TAP conceptual framework supported the rationale for the utilization of the digital computer-adaptive systems of learning and assessing. In addition, the study examined the predictive ability of the Measures Strategy Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) a self-reporting survey on MAP assessment performance scores. The theory of SRL provided the foundation for the strategies implemented in this study. The participants consisted of three fifth-grade classes …

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A Case Study Examining Perceptions Of Female Saudi University Students Regarding The Use Of Asynchronous Online Discussion Boards, Hanadi M. Bokhari Jan 2016

A Case Study Examining Perceptions Of Female Saudi University Students Regarding The Use Of Asynchronous Online Discussion Boards, Hanadi M. Bokhari

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This phenomenological case study explored undergraduate Saudi female students' perceptions of using asynchronous online discussion boards (AODB) as a learning tool. In addition, the current study explored factors that helped students learn skills, specifically their language learning. The current study sought to add to knowledge about how asynchronous online discussion forums can benefit undergraduate Saudi female students' development of learning. Data were collected during the Spring 2016 semester through focus group and individual interviews with ten undergraduate students in an online course as well as their narrative reflections and the researcher reflections and notes. Participants were undergraduate Saudi female students …

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Analysis And Extension Of A Flexible Stochastic Differential Equation Model To Estimate The Amount Of Nanoconjugates Required To Initiate Remission Of Cancer, Nicholas Joseph Skradski Jan 2016

Analysis And Extension Of A Flexible Stochastic Differential Equation Model To Estimate The Amount Of Nanoconjugates Required To Initiate Remission Of Cancer, Nicholas Joseph Skradski

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines a definition of reliability that can be applied to targeted nanoconjugate chemotherapy in cancer and also simulates a stochastic differential equation model to attempt to predict the estimated time until remission when using targeted nanoconjugate chemotherapy utilizing a recursive algorithm to attempt to find the dose of nanoconjugates that will result in remission by an expected time T. Areas of research that can be used to obtain model parameter values are cited and values for the dose of nanoconjugates, given as number of nanoconjugates, are predicted for several different model parameters. The model is then extended to …

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African American Males' Perceptions Of A Midwestern Community College, Marietta Turner Jan 2016

African American Males' Perceptions Of A Midwestern Community College, Marietta Turner

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The educational statistics continue to report dismal persistence and completion rates for male African American community college students. Many scholars have noted the fact that African American males remain further behind all other demographics in college enrollment and completion. In this study, I sought to advance the literature on student engagement and academic success by exploring these students' perceptions of their college-going experience. The purpose of the study was to better understand African American male community college students' perceptions of their academic and social experiences at one midwestern community college. The theoretical framework for this study was achieved by combining …

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An Activity Theoretical Perspective On Inter-Organizational Collaboration In Instructional Technology Development And Implementation, Robin Angela Medley Jan 2016

An Activity Theoretical Perspective On Inter-Organizational Collaboration In Instructional Technology Development And Implementation, Robin Angela Medley

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This study examined the collaborative aspects of instructional technology development and implementation on the P.R.I.D.E. Digital Curriculum (PDC). The multimedia PDC training product was developed through an inter-organizational collaboration amongst several agencies and organizations. An increase in globalization and decentralization of organizations is changing how instructional designers communicate with the design and development teams. Cultural differences between institutions is significant when designing and developing collaborative material. This study utilized activity theory and activity systems analysis to examine communication practices, cultural influences, and synergy of the partners with a developer's perspective on instructional design and development. The findings revealed cultural differences …

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An Analysis Of The Great Melting Pot In American World War Ii Propaganda : Germans, Japanese, And Italians Need Not Apply, Crystal Sturgeon Jan 2016

An Analysis Of The Great Melting Pot In American World War Ii Propaganda : Germans, Japanese, And Italians Need Not Apply, Crystal Sturgeon

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This research studied the implications of the metaphor of the American melting pot and how those implications can be seen even today. The main artifacts are propaganda from World War II, specifically The Ducktators, Der Fuehrer's Face, and a propaganda poster. I also consider the modern day image of the salad bowl and examine how a great deal of the xenophobia and ethnic prejudice in World War II is still alive and well, although perhaps in a slightly different form and focused on different groups. I also examine the rhetorical devices used in World War II propaganda and how they …

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Dreamkeepers At The Gate : Culturally Relevant And Responsive Pedagogy In The Community College Classroom, Stephanie A. Whalen Jan 2016

Dreamkeepers At The Gate : Culturally Relevant And Responsive Pedagogy In The Community College Classroom, Stephanie A. Whalen

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This study was inspired by Gloria Ladson-Billings's work on culturally relevant pedagogy, which examined the common conceptions and shared aims of "Dreamkeepers" who were identified as particularly effective instructors of African American students. In addition to exploring the dispositions of Dreamkeeper faculty at the community college, the instructional practices of these faculty members were analyzed using the descriptive characteristics of culturally responsive pedagogy according to Geneva Gay. The implications of the study include deeper understanding of a culturally relevant pedagogy and cultural integrity as foundations for cultural responsiveness in the community college classroom. These concepts are clarified through qualitative analyses …

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Elephant On A Stepladder : An Exploration Of Pre-Service English Teacher Assessment Literacy, Amy M. Howerton Jan 2016

Elephant On A Stepladder : An Exploration Of Pre-Service English Teacher Assessment Literacy, Amy M. Howerton

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to examine pre-service high school English teachers' instructional experiences with formative assessment while student teaching. Participants were gathered using a web-based questionnaire, the Pre-Service Teacher Assessment Literacy Questionnaire, regarding assessment literacy skills. The study focused on five pre-service teachers enrolled in Midwestern universities who participated in five one-hour interviews and two 45-minute non-evaluative observations during the student teaching experience. Data from the questionnaire, interview, and observation data collection tools were analyzed using qualitative methods and through the theoretical lens of adult learning theory, theories of human development, and hermeneutic theory. Three key …

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Engineering And Chromosomal Integration Of A Functional Butanol Pathway In Escherichia Coli For Butanol Fermentation, Erin Garza Jan 2016

Engineering And Chromosomal Integration Of A Functional Butanol Pathway In Escherichia Coli For Butanol Fermentation, Erin Garza

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

A butanol fermentation pathway was engineered in Escherichia coli through cloning and chromosomal integration of the butanol genes (thiL, CA_C2873, hbd, crt, bcd, etfA, etfB, adhe1, adhe2, bdhAB) from Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC824. Initially, a minimal set of butanol pathway genes (thiL, hbd, crt, bcd, etfAB, adhe2) was transcriptionally fused with a pflBp6 promoter and were integrated into the chromosome of E. coli EG10, a strain lacking endogenous competing fermentation pathways, resulting in strain EG60. Anaerobic fermentations showed that EG60 was able to produce 100 muM butanol, suggesting that the butanol pathway genes were effectively expressed for butanol production. Although the …

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Educational Videogame Design Strategies Used To Improve Motivation In Engineering Students, Thomas Abdul Rasheed Jan 2016

Educational Videogame Design Strategies Used To Improve Motivation In Engineering Students, Thomas Abdul Rasheed

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The use of traditional textbooks in engineering education is uninspiring and unrewarding for engineering students, resulting in many such students' low motivation and lack of interest in their schoolwork. In contrast, the American culture's ubiquitous factor of computer technology devices contributes to effective communication and entertainment. Today, computer videogames are owned and played by 80% of American children between the ages of 8 and 18. Plus, research studies have proven that computer videogame technology can motivate students in learning environments. The use of videogames in education is therefore a user-centered strategy because most youth today are familiar with the technology …

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Experiencing Recovery At Work : Energetic Benefits Of Social Media Micro-Breaks, Pamela R. Waltz Jan 2016

Experiencing Recovery At Work : Energetic Benefits Of Social Media Micro-Breaks, Pamela R. Waltz

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation examined the impact of social media micro-breaks during the workday on worker energy. Social media micro-breaks (SMMBs) are discretionary, nonwork breaks that employees insert throughout the workday to engage with social media. Although it is well documented that employees use social media for personal purposes during the workday, little is known about the impact of SMMBs on employee well-being. Drawing on the frameworks proposed by the Job Demands-Resources model of job stress and the Stressor-Detachment model, two studies were conducted to examine 1) whether the frequency and duration of SMMBs positively impacted worker energy by reducing workday fatigue …

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Changes In The U.S. Tornado Disaster Landscape, Stephen M. Strader Jan 2016

Changes In The U.S. Tornado Disaster Landscape, Stephen M. Strader

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Weather disaster severity and frequency are a function of both hazard risk as well as the underlying socioeconomic settings exposed to the hazard. In general, previous studies have concentrated on how risk or vulnerability influence disaster potential, but not on the important interaction of these two disaster constituents. This dissertation examines a single hazard---the tornado---and evaluates how this hazard's evolving risk interrelates with the important human vulnerability component of residential built-environment exposure. The research assesses these interactions across the high tornado risk areas of the central and eastern U.S. from 1940 to 2100 using fine-scale demographic data and a Monte …

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Enhancing The Ethanol Pathway In Escherichia Coli Rm10 For Improved Ethanol Production From Xylose, Ryan Allan Manow Jan 2016

Enhancing The Ethanol Pathway In Escherichia Coli Rm10 For Improved Ethanol Production From Xylose, Ryan Allan Manow

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Due to its capability to ferment biomass-derived pentose and hexose, Escherichia coli is considered a potential biocatalyst for production of bioethanol. Gene deletions and promoter replacements were previously employed to engineer a non-transgenic homoethanol pathway in E. coli [glucose (or 1.2 xylose) => (glycolysis) => 2 pyruvate + 2 NADH => (pyruvate dehydrogenase, aceEF-lpd operon) => 2 acetyl-CoA + 4 NADH => (alcohol dehydrogenase, adhE) => 2 acetaldehyde + 2 NADH => (alcohol dehydrogenase) => 2 ethanol]. The resulting strain, RM10, is able to produce ethanol from xylose and glucose, with a yield greater than 90% theoretical (one mole of …

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Erosion Boundary Effects Due To Fill Fraction Variation : A Study Of Quasi 2d Tumblers Of Granular Systems, Adam N. Spitulnik Jan 2016

Erosion Boundary Effects Due To Fill Fraction Variation : A Study Of Quasi 2d Tumblers Of Granular Systems, Adam N. Spitulnik

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Simulations of granular flow assume a consistent flowing layer profile observed in circular tumblers that were half full. While the constant shear rate model predicts mixing kinematics adequately, the model has not been empirically tested in systems where the erosion from the solid body has velocity components along the dynamic angle of repose. This thesis explores experiments that analyze the relationship be- tween tumbler fill fraction and the kinematics of the erosion boundary transition into the flowing layer. Tumblers greater than 50% full have inertial velocity along the angle of repose; fill conditions less than 50% enter with velocity opposite …

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Enhanced Convective Air Cooling Of Electronics With Multiple Printed Circuit Boards (Pcbs) Using Turbulance Generators, Kyle Jackson Jan 2016

Enhanced Convective Air Cooling Of Electronics With Multiple Printed Circuit Boards (Pcbs) Using Turbulance Generators, Kyle Jackson

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The focus of this research is to perform experimental and computational simulation analysis of a turbulence generator method of increasing convective heat transfer of electronic chips in an electronic device with multiple Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). With this achieved, higher power levels can be used and/or the air flow needed to maintain a given operating temperature can be reduced. The air flow is deflected or disturbed by deflectors or vortex generator elements placed in strategic locations in the air stream. The models are simulated in Star CCM+ CFD software, and experimentally validated using a customized test facility with computer data …

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Collaboration And Critical Thinking In An Online Chemistry Environment, Elizabeth Irene Kershisnik Jan 2016

Collaboration And Critical Thinking In An Online Chemistry Environment, Elizabeth Irene Kershisnik

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to examine collaboration and student's critical thinking and cognitive achievement within online chemistry courses. This quantitative study focused on the apparent lack of research relating collaboration and critical thinking in online science courses. Collaboration was determined using the small group collaboration model coding scheme, which examined student postings in asynchronous discussion forums for quantity, equality, and shareness. Critical thinking was measured using the chemistry concept reasoning test, the online self-diagnostic test, and also asynchronous student homework discussion postings that were coded using the community of inquiry cognitive presence indicators. Finally cognitive achievement was determined …

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Conditions Affecting Biomass Productivity, Lipid Production, And Harvesting Of The Microalga Monoraphidium Sp. Dek19 Grown In Wastewater, Adam Ralph Hage Jan 2016

Conditions Affecting Biomass Productivity, Lipid Production, And Harvesting Of The Microalga Monoraphidium Sp. Dek19 Grown In Wastewater, Adam Ralph Hage

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The objective of this thesis was to investigate the culture conditions necessary to promote high cell densities, lipid productivities, and harvesting yields from the locally endemic microalgae Monoraphidium sp. Dek19 in a wastewater environment. The alga was inoculated in final effluent acquired from a local wastewater treatment facility in DeKalb, Illinois. The alga was cultivated in 1L Erlenmeyer flasks at 10°C, 70 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ light, 14:10 light:dark cycle. Culture agitation was found to be an important condition for algal growth and nutrient removal. Increased culture turbulence through aeration correlated with improved phycoremediation and biomass production. Cultures in stagnant conditions …

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Connecting Philosophy And Practice In The Fabric Of Public Education : An Analysis Of K-12 Instructional Technology Discourse Inspired By Foucault's Technologies Of The Self, Alan Clemens Jan 2016

Connecting Philosophy And Practice In The Fabric Of Public Education : An Analysis Of K-12 Instructional Technology Discourse Inspired By Foucault's Technologies Of The Self, Alan Clemens

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This study was undertaken to better understand the discourse surrounding K-12 instructional technologies as represented in published articles of three trade publications whose target audience is educational practitioners. The study additionally sought to test the viability of an analytical framework inspired by Michel Foucault's technologies of the self. Two hundred and thirty-seven articles published in three trade periodicals (Education Week, Learning & Leading with Technology, and The School Administrator) over a two-year sample period were analyzed using NVIVO, a qualitative data analysis software product from QSR, International.

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An Examination Of The Athletic Identity, Identity Foreclosure, And Career Maturity Of Division I Collegiate Student-Athletes In Nonrevenue-Producing Sports, Stacia A. Klasen Jan 2016

An Examination Of The Athletic Identity, Identity Foreclosure, And Career Maturity Of Division I Collegiate Student-Athletes In Nonrevenue-Producing Sports, Stacia A. Klasen

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Very few student-athletes will go on to become a professional in their sport; therefore, the vast majority will need to pursue a non-sport career once their collegiate athletic eligibility has ended. Research indicates that a strong athletic identity and identity foreclosure coincide with lower levels of career maturity, which contributes to the struggle that student-athletes often face with their post-sport transition. The majority of student-athletes compete in nonrevenue-producing collegiate sports (e.g., cross country and soccer), but this subgroup has not been adequately examined. This is problematic because research suggests that lower career maturity levels exist among student-athletes in both revenue- …

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An Exploration Of Counselor Educators' And Supervisors' Views Of The Development Of Multicultural Competency In Master's-Level Students During Practicum, Chunnan Hu Jan 2016

An Exploration Of Counselor Educators' And Supervisors' Views Of The Development Of Multicultural Competency In Master's-Level Students During Practicum, Chunnan Hu

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Counselors must improve multicultural counseling competency to meet clients' needs in this pluralistic society. This study used grounded theory methodology to describe counselor educators' and supervisors' experiences and perspectives of master's-level practicum students' multicultural competency development. Nine counselor supervisors from eight counseling programs participated in this study. Findings indicate that students' openness to and humility regarding cultural differences, direct exposure to diversity, having faculty who value multicultural competency and are culturally competent, and having effective multicultural training and supervision are key contributing factors in students' multicultural competency development. This study shares counselor educator and supervisors' current practices in promoting and …

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The Gendered Superhero : An Examination Of Masculinities And Femininities In Modern Age Dc And Marvel Comic Books, Jennifer Volintine Jan 2016

The Gendered Superhero : An Examination Of Masculinities And Femininities In Modern Age Dc And Marvel Comic Books, Jennifer Volintine

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines American gender concepts of masculinity and femininity depicted in six Modern Age superhero comic books. Specifically, it examines how the American gender concepts of hegemonic masculinity, hypersexualized masculinity, emphasized femininity, and hypersexualized femininity are depicted in three Marvel and three DC comic books. This examination found that despite gender differences defined by biological essentialism that legitimates gender inequality, female and male superheroes are much more alike than different through what I term "visionary gender". Also, it examines indicators of gender not previously examined in American superhero comic books. In particular, it examines the text of superhero comic …

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The Effect Of #Blacklivesmatter : The Relevance Of Communities And Collective Identity, Stephanie D. Jones Jan 2016

The Effect Of #Blacklivesmatter : The Relevance Of Communities And Collective Identity, Stephanie D. Jones

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

In this paper I analyze the impact that the social movement #BlackLivesMatter (#BLM) has on how communities frame the issue of police brutality within protests. Protests that occurred before the #BLM movement focused on policing issues only within their own communities, while the protests that occurred after #BLM make connections from local cases to a national problem. I examine YouTube videos of protesting the police after incidents of police brutality for three different cases. The first case is the murder of Oscar Grant in Oakland, California, which was before the #BLM movement emerged. The second case was the choking of …

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Investigating The Determinants Of Mobile Learning Acceptance In Higher Education In Saudi Arabia, Hamed Al-Shahrani Jan 2016

Investigating The Determinants Of Mobile Learning Acceptance In Higher Education In Saudi Arabia, Hamed Al-Shahrani

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Higher education appears to be changing in Saudi Arabia, which has made considerable progress in the adoption of more student-centered learning approaches as a reaction to the global pedagogical shift. Saudi Arabia has prioritized instructional technology integration in its educational system. The proliferation and popularity of mobile handheld devices, particularly among young students, will significantly make the future of Mobile learning, or M-learning in higher education bright and promising. However, M-learning in higher education is still in its embryonic stage of implementation, especially in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia; therefore, an in-depth study of each aspect of this issue …

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Investigation Of Pretreating Methods To Activate Carbon Electrode For Alkaline Alcohol Fuel Cell, Deva Harsha Perugupalli Jan 2016

Investigation Of Pretreating Methods To Activate Carbon Electrode For Alkaline Alcohol Fuel Cell, Deva Harsha Perugupalli

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Alcoholic fuel cells have been developed intensively over decades for portable applications, but the full application was limited due to the issues such as high system cost, low performance, and durability. The main focus of this research is to replace the expensive platinum catalyst with cheap carbon material to solve one of key challenging issues, the system cost. Alkaline system was utilized, while most of related research has been conducted in acidic condition, due to benefits of fast kinetics, low alcohol/water crossover rate, and low cost of anion exchange membrane which is order of magnitude cheaper than Nafion membrane in …

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Jane Austen Uncensored : A Critical And Pedagogical Study Of Austen's Letters For The College Classroom, Amanda Smothers Jan 2016

Jane Austen Uncensored : A Critical And Pedagogical Study Of Austen's Letters For The College Classroom, Amanda Smothers

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

A vast amount of literary critical and scholarly work on Jane Austen's writing, including her juvenilia, has been published. However, insufficient attention has been paid to her extant letters and their significance. This dissertation redresses the imbalance and is the first extensive critical, scholarly discussion of Jane Austen's correspondence and their pedagogical applications. In order to rectify the disparity, this dissertation examines Jane Austen's surviving letters to determine how to contextualize them historically and biographically and in relation to her fiction for college composition and undergraduate literature courses. Background information on letter writing in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century …

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Simulation Analysis Of Blood Flow And Selective Drug Particle Delivery To The Targeted Tumors Cerebral Artery-Tissue Region, Sravanthi Patibandla Jan 2016

Simulation Analysis Of Blood Flow And Selective Drug Particle Delivery To The Targeted Tumors Cerebral Artery-Tissue Region, Sravanthi Patibandla

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Brain is the most intricate organ of human body. The development of new therapeutic techniques for Brain tumor diseases is a difficult task, yet these treatments are not effective for almost all the brain diseases. Presence of Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) is the main challenge in development of drugs to treat brain diseases in most of the cases. Among several brain diseases, brain tumors often have poor prognosis, which depends and changes according to the type of the tumor. In this study a three-dimensional computational simulation model for analyzing multifunctional drug distribution through the cerebral artery and adjacent tissue region …

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Synthesis And Characterization Of Nanoalloys And Non-Precious Metal Catalysts For Energy And Environmental Applications, Heather Marie Barkholtz Jan 2016

Synthesis And Characterization Of Nanoalloys And Non-Precious Metal Catalysts For Energy And Environmental Applications, Heather Marie Barkholtz

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Two major project areas are reported in this work. First, a new lithium-assisted dissolution-alloying nanoalloy synthesis technique will be introduced. The development of a new nanoalloy synthesis method is desirable to circumvent issues with traditional co-reduction of metal salt methodology. Co-reduction of metal salts can result in unintended core-shell formation due to different metal ion reduction potentials, as well as oxidation of one component resulting in dealloying of the material when it is exposed to air. In order to best address these issues with a new technique, Pd₃Ag, PdPt, and PdZn systems were studied because Pd₃Ag and PdPt tend to …

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Teacher Perceptions Of Usefulness Of Mobile Learning Devices In Rural Secondary Science Classrooms, Lisa Tighe Jan 2016

Teacher Perceptions Of Usefulness Of Mobile Learning Devices In Rural Secondary Science Classrooms, Lisa Tighe

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The internet and easy accessibility to a wide range of digital content has created the necessity for teachers to embrace and integrate digitial media in their curriculums. Although there is a call for digital media integration in curriculum by current learning standards, rural schools continue to have access to fewer resources due to limited budgets, potentially preventing teachers from having access to the most current technology and science instructional materials. This dissertation identifies the perceptions rural secondary science teachers have on the usefulness of mobile learning devices in the science classroom. The successes and challenges in using mobile learning devices …

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